Featured Speakers
Prevention Summit
October 27 - 29, 2011
- CZ, Summit Master of Ceremonies and Youth Keynote
- Brittney Henry, Youth Master of Ceremonies
- Dr. Patt Schwab, Opening Keynote
- Officer Jermaine Galloway, Youth Leadership Track
- Anthony Biglan, PhD, Adult Keynote
- Dr. Heather Larkin, Adult Keynote
- Dr. Harold Holder, Adult Keynote
- Barry Long, Closing Keynote
CZ, Summit Master of Ceremonies and Youth Keynote
Dream.Lead.Achieve - Be the One!
Saturday, October 29 |8:00 a.m.
Hailing from Jersey, Curtis Zackery, seeks to impact culture through the positive messages of hope and inspiration. CZ is a highly effective communicator who grabs the attention of audiences across the country through music and his high-energy speaking style. His experiences growing up in a diverse family fuel his desire for students to understand and embrace their individual uniqueness and use it to strengthen their communities. www.TakeBackYourSchools.org
Brittney Henry, Miss Washington 2011 and Youth Master of Ceremonies
Platform: Promoting Higher Education for Low Income Families
The challenges that I faced as a child of poverty were no different than the 40,000 low-income children in Washington State
who are facing the same challenges today. For 18 years I was completely and utterly ashamed of my background, my family,
and our reliance on welfare. Four years ago, my life took a dramatic turn when I decided to compete in a scholarship pageant
to help pay for school. Questions came up in my interview about my history, and for the first time in my life, I told the truth.
The moment the words left my lips, I literally had an epiphany and just knew without a doubt that this was my purpose in life.
Not only to show my little sister that we could rise above our situation, but to share with as many poverty stricken kids as
possible, the message that we are more than the low expectations set for us and to complete my education representing all of
us. The multitude of things that I tried so hard to hide were actually my biggest tools to inspire others. In order to share my
story, I work with Washington’s most successful college outreach program for low-income students, The Northwest Learning
and Achievement Group. NLA’s specific focus is helping underrepresented and poor students reach higher education. NLA has
worked for 12 years in central Washington, in partnership with low income school districts, with many students whose families
have no experience with postsecondary education. NLA helps these students learn how to plan and prepare for college or
postsecondary education and gives them a safe place to believe in their dreams. I am currently volunteering with the NLA as
an advisor, advocate, motivational speaker, and fundraiser. I realized the core principle that higher education was indeed a
ticket out of poverty and I am determined to use the adverse experiences that I endured as a child to make positive strides for
others in the same situation. I wondered my entire life WHY ME and I have been shown the answer to that question every time
I have the opportunity to speak before children like myself who need someone to believe in them and show them the impossible
is indeed possible. My college degree and my work with the Miss America Organization have equipped me with the confidence,
courage and edification needed to become a successful advocate for children in poverty.
Dr. Patt Schwab, Opening Keynote
Dream.Lead.Achieve. And Laugh!
Thursday, October 27 | 6:30 p.m.
Dr. Patt Schwab speaks internationally, inspiring audiences to use humor as a leadership strategy to help manage change, manage others and manage to have more fun.
Officer Jermaine Galloway, Youth Leadership Track
Youth Project Development
Friday, October 28
In 2009, Officer Galloway received the national underage drinking law enforcement officer of the year award from the OJJDP (Officer of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) for his efforts and strategies in underage drinking education and enforcement. In 2010, Officer Galloway received the national “Mickey Sadoff” underage drinking prevention award from MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) for his efforts in education and enforcement.
Anthony Biglan, PhD, Adult Keynote
Evidence-based Prevention: Taking it to the Streets
Friday, October 28 | 9:00 a.m.
Anthony Biglan, PhD, is a Senior Scientist at Oregon Research Institute. He was a member of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Prevention, which recently released its report documenting numerous evidence-based preventive interventions that can prevent multiple problems.
Dr. Heather Larkin, Adult Keynote
Responding to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) - Restorative Integral Support
Friday, October 28 | 2:25 p.m.
Heather Larkin, PhD, LCSW-R, Consultant on Research & Education for the Center for Post-trauma Wellness, explores ACE prevalence among people experiencing homelessness and co-developed the Restorative Integral Support (RIS) model.
Dr. Harold Holder, Adult Keynote
Environmental Prevention in the 21st Century. Where Have We Been and Where are We Going?
Friday, October 29 | 8:00 a.m.
Dr. Holder is Senior Emeritus Scientist, Prevention Research Center (PRC), Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Berkeley, CA. His research has addressed the impact of changes in retail sales of wine and spirits on drinking and alcohol-involved traffic crashes as well as environmental strategies as part of comprehensive approaches to prevention in communities.
Barry Long, Closing Keynote
Being Leaders for Positive Action!
Saturday, October 29 | 11:30 a.m.
Barry Long was paralyzed in 1991. Since then, he has traveled the world presenting keynote presentations on a wide variety of topics and has participated in all sorts of extreme activities in his wheelchair.
