2019 SPEAKERS
Sir Anthony Seldon
Author, The Fourth Education
Revolution
Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor of The University of Buckingham since 2015, is one of Britain’s leading contemporary historians, educationalists, commentators and political authors.
He was a transformative head for 20 years, first of Brighton College and then Wellington College. He is author or editor of over 35 books on contemporary history, including the inside books on the last four Prime Ministers, was the co-founder and first director of the Institute for Contemporary British History, is co-founder of Action for Happiness, honorary historical adviser to 10 Downing Street, UK Special Representative for Saudi Education, a member of the Government’s First World War Culture Committee, was chair of the Comment Awards,
is a director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, the President of IPEN, (International Positive Education Network), Chair of the National Archives Trust, is patron or on the board of several charities, founder of the Via Sacra Western Front Walk, and was executive producer of the film Journey’s End. He appeared on the Desert Island Discs in 2016. For the last fifteen years he has given all his money from writing and lecturing to charity.
He has three children; his wife of 34 years, Joanna, died of cancer in December 2016.
September 2018
Julie Morgenstern
Author, Time To
Parent
Julie Morgenstern is an organizing and productivity consultant, New York Times best-selling author and speaker. For over 30 years, Julie has been teaching people all around the world and at all stages of life how to overcome disorganization to achieve their goals. Her mission is to free each individual to make their unique contribution to the world—by helping them design their own systems for managing time and space that feel natural and are easy to maintain. Through practical, dynamic workshops and coaching sessions, Julie and her team help organizations around the globe identify what’s holding their people back and get on the road to fulfilling their mission quickly. As a speaker, media personality and corporate spokesperson, Julie is known for her passionate, articulate style and warm sense of humor. She has written columns for O Magazine, Redbook, and Wells Fargo, helping readers solve problems by inspiring order in their lives. She has shared her expertise on countless TV and radio outlets, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, The Rachael Ray Show, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and The National Public Radio. She is quoted and featured regularly in a wide variety of publications and has been seen in The New York Times, Time Magazine, USA Today, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, Best Life, O Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Fitness Magazine, and Men’s Health. Time to Parent is her sixth book.
April Johnson
Sensory Processing 101
April Johnson is a pediatric occupational therapist who has been helping children and their families in the Tidewater area since 2002. One of her many specialties is sensory processing. She holds a specialty certification in the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test. April is passionate about coaching children in methods to develop simple and fun ways to recognize how changes in sensory experiences affect their attention, mood, behavior, and learning styles. Through many years of experience, she has found that children feel more confident and are more successful when they have the language to calmly communicate what they need to meet the demands of a hectic and busy life. April Johnson is employed by Sentara Therapy Center Pediatrics Newtown and provides outpatient pediatric occupational therapy in a clinic setting and early intervention in the home setting. Outside of work, April lives a full and active life with her husband, 2 kids, and 2 dogs.
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