Master facilitator Annelies M Gentile, MA, PCC brings 30+ years experience and a heart's pocketful of hope and creativity. She's a Visionary, Coach, Process Artist, Author of From Chaos to Calm :: Leading Change from the Inside Out, and founder of Conduit for Change, LLC. With a masters in Coaching and a gift for deep listening, one-to-one, with groups and from the stage, Annelies is an invaluable guide to resilience— sense, solace and sanity for our rapidly changing world. From managing burnout to nurturing ideas, focus and transformative leadership to tending grief associated with change, Annelies helps leaders and those they serve navigate uncertainty with courage, creativity, and grace. She enjoys micro-adventures like wild mushroom foraging, paddle boarding and sings when stressed. She believes the secret to success is compassion, creativity and knowing how to make a gourmet salad with weeds. Annelies thinks of this event as a much needed social intervention. Learn more at www.conduitforchange.com.
Guest facilitator Sarah Egan Warren, Ph.D. (she/her) has helped scientific and technical professionals, faculty, and students communicate clearly and ethically for over twenty years. Currently, she teaches ethical data storytelling at NC State, and was a recent presenter at the AI in Learning Summit, watch it here, start at time 2:30:05, where she later says, "AI won't take your job. Someone using AI will take your job." Sarah is especially interested in the ethical implications of generative AI, including the potential benefits, the very real dangers, and the conversations necessary to sort through the challenges. Neither an adversary of nor an advocate for AI, she is a cautious adventurer with AI.
Guest facilitator Greg Whitt of Drum for Change facilitates workshops and retreats designed to connect people to one another and to the world around them. He studied holistic lifestyle practices in graduate school through the Transformative Leadership and Social Change program at the Maryland University of Integrative Health. His studies focused on wisdom traditions to benefit modern society and these support his work leading interactive and experiential education programs. Greg is an award-winning teaching artist and edutainer. He has received four competitive professional development grants from the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County. He'll add some creative zeal to our discussion.
Guest chef George Acosta has 10 years experience working around food. In 2012 he was accepted to the Culinary Institute Of America, and has worked on small farms across the country. Under the LLC Flavors Of Finesse, one of George’s goals is to provide unique experiences through food. George will add finesse and adventure to your palate.
