TEDxYouth@DinosaurPark

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.

• Alice Liou

  Doctoral Student

  Alice Liou is an educator who works with young people to use design and storytelling as a means to amplify youth voice and build critical community. She is a current Ph.D. student at Columbia University, studying Ethnic Studies and constructionism in education. Previously, Alice was a middle school teacher, a curriculum designer, and an educational researcher.

• Jared Narlock

  Vice President of Talent Development at Regional Health

  Jared Narlock is an advocate for lifelong learning and development. He has had the immense pleasure working to make a difference in the lives of those he works with as the Vice President of Talent Development for Regional Health and as an active volunteer with junior achievement in Rapid City.

• Liliana Tamayo

  Student

  Liliana Tamayo is Sicangu Lakota, raised on the Rosebud Reservation. She currently attends the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She is the Vice President of the Inter-tribal Student Council on campus and a member of AISES. She is a mentor to Native students who attend Omaha Public Schools.

• Marisa Snider

  Software developer and founder of Redpowerlive.com

  Marisa (Rissa) Lee Snider is Lakota from the Hunkpapa, Oglala, and Sicangu bands. She is a recent graduate of Berea College in Kentucky with a Computer Science degree. She is a software developer; founder behind redpowerlive.com. She is dedicated towards giving back to her community through the access and use of technology.

• Nayana Rathmalgoda

  Artist

  Nayana is a BSc PreVeterinary grad, Golden Key International Honor Society member and Critically Acclaimed Artist, entirely self taught, and will be joined onstage with his K9 Angel. Passionate about wildlife with a focus on the Illegal Wildlife Trade, the project presented in this talk is a collaboration with Breaking the Brand focused on the trade in Rhino Horn, a bloody trade that is decimating the Rhino population close to the point of extinction within the next few years at the current rate.

• Wiyaka Little Spotted Horse

  Student

  Wiyaka is a 17-year-old student attending Little Wound High School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. She is a young poet and artist.