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TEDxYouth@Snellville will focus on the effects of climate change in three targeted areas: environmental, health, and technology.

Our goal is to expose middle & high school students to minority professionals and STEAM leaders who are creating innovative solutions with ‘ideas worth spreading’ addressing climate change. We also wanted to challenge student participants to become climate change-agents in their local communities for this school year and beyond.

Our event will include professional engaging presentations designed for middle and high school students.

Empowering students to use their voice to make an impact on this important topic is very important. In addition to the professional speakers, we will feature TED Ed students presenting talks and information regarding climate change.

Exposing students to professional careers that are emerging as a result of climate change can help them find purpose or spark their individual passions. Selected students will be invited to showcase their talents (art, music, design) during the event.

For more information about TED and TEDx events, refer to www.ted.com

Emory University | Rollins School of Public Health
1518 Clifton Road
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322
United States

Diamond Spratling

Environmental Justice Activist | Founder & President - Millennials 4 Environmental Justice

Diamond Spratling is the founder and president of Millennials 4 Environmental Justice, a nonprofit organization based in Atlanta, educating, engaging, and empowering Black and Brown millennials to advocate for environmental justice in their own neighborhoods. In addition to my nonprofit work, I actually work for a tech company, Greenlink Analytics. And no, I don’t actually have any type of tech degree, but that’s okay. Let me tell you why.

John Reed, III

Program Director Eagles Educational Services/SFAYC

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Sabina Emerenini

Health Scientist | Health Educator Michigan Public Health

Sabina graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health in 2018. She then attended Emory University Rollins School of Public Health where she received her Masters Degree in Public Health. Sabina's background in research varies with topics including Cardiovascular Disease, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and HIV. As a Health Scientist Sabina understands the role that policy and external factors have in the health behaviors of individuals. Since matriculating from Emory University, Sabina has joined the government sector as a Health Educator at the Michigan Public Health institute leading health education resources to improve the health of Michigan residents

Sheridan Alford

Environmental Educator | Co-Founder of Black Birders Week

Sheridan is an environmental educator with a recently completed Masters of Natural Resources degree in Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Georgia. Her field experiences have taken her across the American South, and her past research topic includes an assessment of African-American interest in birdwatching as an outdoor recreational activity. She helped organize the online movement Black Birders Week—its goal is to increase the visibility and representation of Black birders in the field, as well as to uplift and support diversity in the birding community at large. My love, the outdoors, brings me great peace and I hope you all enjoy getting out there and learning something new with me! I invite you to gain fun and useful information while enjoying this crazy life we live.