Speaking Engagements and Select Presentations
Created original proposals and content for each of the listed presentations. Served as the speaker and presenter for each engagement.
Teaching Our Students Resiliency
April 5, 2025; 120-minute interactive session: NJEA Transform Convention, Princeton, NJ
NJEA PDII Transform Conference
Teaching Our Children Resiliency
May 29, 2025; 60-minute session: Closter SEPAG (virtual) SEPAG Closter Public Schools
Leading with Joy: Lessons from the Road
October 16, 2025; inspirational 5-minute keynote engagement: NJPSA/FEA and NJASCD IGNITE session, Atlantic City, NJ
NJPSA/FEA/NJASCD Lead with Joy IGNITE session
IGNITE: Leading With Joy
Teaching Our Students Resiliency in the Digital Age
November 7, 2025; 100-minute interactive session: NJEA Teachers’ Convention, Atlantic City, NJ
Teaching Our Students Resiliency
November 11, 2025; 90-minute interactive session: Eduscape Mental Health Summit: Somerset, NJ Mental Health for Schools Summit by Eduscape
Resiliency:
It's a Matter of Heart
March 16, 2026; inspirational TED talk engagement:
NJASCD Heart of the Matter Summit, Monroe Twp, NJ
Teaching Our Students Resiliency
March 4, 2026; Full-Day 6.5 hours interactive workshop: NVCC Professional Learning, Demarest, NJ
Building Resilient Schools Through Visionary, Vocal, and Value-Driven Leadership
March 9, 2026: 9th Annual NJPASA/ERF and NJPSA/FEA Women’s Leadership Conference: Building Resilient Schools Through Visionary, Vocal, and Value-Driven Leadership centers on how educational leaders can cultivate clarity, confidence, and resilience within their schools while staying grounded in purpose and values. The exploration of practical leadership mindsets and strategies that support sustainable school cultures, empower teams, and strengthen decision-making in complex, high-pressure environments.
Teaching Our Students Resiliency: Navigating Anxiety, Technology, and Well-Being
March 16, 2026; NJCEC Spring Conference Empower Engage Elevate; Ramapo College, Mahwah,
NJ NJCEC 2026 Spring Conference Program | Council for Exceptional Children
The Power of Play: Remixing Learning through Inclusive, Healing- Centered, Joyful Classrooms
April 25, 2026; NJEA PDII Conference: Transform: Princeton, NJ
This interactive session remixes play-based learning as a research-driven approach blending innovation, equity, and healing-centered practice. Educators explore how purposeful play builds curiosity, belonging, executive function, and meaningful academic learning.
Building Stronger Students: A Day Dedicated to Teaching Resilience
What an inspiring and meaningful day presenting “Teaching Resiliency to Our Students” with my wonderful colleague, @czaczag.
Together, we spent the day engaging educators from across grade levels in thoughtful conversations about how resilience is not simply something students have or do not have, but a set of skills, mindsets, and experiences that can be intentionally nurtured in our classrooms and school communities.
A special thank you to nationally recognized psychotherapist @tomkersting_ for sharing insights on the challenges today’s students face and the importance of building emotional strength and resilience.
