Past TEDx event

TEDxYDL

Mobility

Took placeSeptember 27, 2018
LocationYpsilanti, Michigan, United States
FormatLibrary
Eleven local speakers will take the stage at TEDxYDL, presenting some of our community’s next big ideas in ten compelling 8-minute talks. TEDxYDL is organized by the Ypsilanti District Library and will take place at Riverside Arts Center on Thursday, September 27 at 7 pm. In addition to the talks, the event will feature videos of selected TED talks. TEDxYDL will present a diverse array of disciplines, interests, and organizations across Washtenaw County. Though the talk topics will differ greatly, they will all address the theme, “mobility.” Each talk will explore various ways people move about in life.

Speakers

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

  • Alison Foreman

    Executive Director, Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels

    Manage a team of 9 employees to execute the daily operations of delivering 200 meals to homebound clients in Eastern Washtenaw County. Ensuring that the fleet of vehicles is maintained, routes are optimized for efficiency and that all clients are receiving two meals and a safety check daily, weekly produce delivery.

  • Dan LaBruna

    Software Engineer/Engineering Manager/University of Michigan M City

    EECS Student/University of Michigan

  • Gina Thompson

    Dancer, Choreographer, and Artistic Director of PURe Dance Ensemble/off ice Dance Director Hockettes Synchronized Skating Teams

    Dancer, Choreographer and the Artistic Director of PURe Dance Ensemble including Kidz Dance Company PURe Potential. Ms. Thompson is also the off Ice Dance Director of the Ann Arbor Hockettes Synchronized Skating Teams. Gina combines yoga, Pilates, meditation and dance to develop a unique perspective of Mobility.

  • Jacqueline Williams

    Development Director/Michigan Prison Doula Initiative

    Co-Founder of Michigan Prison Doula Initiative. Jacqueline has worked with underserved and indigenous populations as a doula, birth planner and birth advocate. Williams focuses on intersectional collaborative efforts with other organizations, and has worked with WICIR, International Indigenous Rights Council, and Planned Parenthood, among others.

  • Jamie Cornelius

    Assistant Professor, Eastern Michigan University Biology Department

    Observing animals in their natural environment is a fascinating, challenging, frustrating and often highly rewarding endeavor for field biologists. Physiological ecology (the study of physiology in free-living animals) is even more so. My lab investigates behavioral and physiological responses to environmental change with an emphasis on species that cope with high degrees of resource unpredictability. We utilize experimental field approaches and controlled captive studies to investigate diverse yet interconnected research topics including molt, migration, reproduction, winter adaptation, metabolism and stress in birds.

  • Kelsey Kleimola

    Advocate for the disabled

    Advocate for the disabled/Ms. Wheelchair Michigan 2014

  • Nathalie Estiverne

    Competitive Public Speaker/Student Eastern Michigan University

    Theater Major at Eastern Michigan University

  • Pamela Mercado Garcia

    Vice President, Latinx Student Association/Eastern Michigan University

    Student/Eastern Michigan University

  • Victoria Shields

    Doctoral Student/Eastern Michigan University

    Doctoral Student studying Urban Education/Eastern Michigan University

  • Zahra Bahrani Fard

    Transportation Systems Analyst

    Transportation Systems Analyst at the Center of Automotive Research, Transportation Systems Analysis Group

  • Zereth Bustamente Luevano

    President, Latinx Student Association/Eastern Michigan University

    Student/Eastern Michigan University

Organizing team