Team

TEDxSHSU is organized by a volunteer leadership team, together with the support of a dedicated team of coaches, the Elliott T. Bowers Honors College, and numerous partners across campus.

Co-Directors, TEDxSHSU

Renée Gravois, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Marketing
College of Business Administration

Paul Eaton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership
College of Education

Team Leads, TEDxSHSU 2024

Talk Curation and Preparation

Kathleen Gilbert, Ed.D.
Director of Food Pantry
College of Health Sciences

Production

Martin Gason, M.Ed.
Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication
College of Arts and Media

Andy Noble, M.F.A
Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Dance
College of Arts and Media

Dionne Sparkman Noble, M.F.A
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Dance
College of Arts and Media

TEDxSHSU 2024 Coaching Team

TEDxSHSU speakers are supported by a coaching team. Thank you to the following coaches for your service and dedication to TEDxSHSU 2024.

Deji Akingbade
Adannaa Alexander
Jalon Berry
Brian Blackburne
Rachel Bubela
Tiffany Driver
Paul Eaton
Elayna Fernandez
Kathleen Gilbert
Renée Gravois
Tyler Manolovitz
Ricardo Montelongo
Shyam Sivankutty Nair
Adeseye Omole
Shantha Y. Stokes
Kandi Tayebi
Kristin L. Ware

TEDxSHSU Honors College Team

Kimberly Bell, Ph.D.
Dean, Elliott T. Bowers Honors College
Professor of English

Justin Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Elliott T. Bowers Honors College
Professor of Biological Sciences

Connie Rodriguez
Administrative Coordinator, Elliott T. Bowers Honors College

Ashlee Fuller
Specialist, Elliott T. Bowers Honors College