2018 Archives - TEDxSavannah

Amy Paige Condon

Susan Isaacs — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 03:00:06 +0000

Amy Paige Condon and her husband left Miami, Florida, in 2009 and moved to Savannah, where Amy earned an MFA in writing from SCAD. She co-authored the bestselling Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook, and The Wiley’s Championship BBQ Cookbook, co-written with Wiley and Janet McCrary, was named the best cookbook of 2014 by the National Barbecue News. She joined Savannah magazine in 2012 and was named editor in 2016. In 2017, she founded The Refinery Writing Studio. Amy lives in Savannah with her husband, three dogs and a pig named Gus.

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Betsy Dominguez

Susan Isaacs — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 02:59:32 +0000

Betsy Dominguez received her PhD from the University of Virginia and is a professor of art history at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She completed her dissertation, on iconography in English Gothic choir stalls, while serving as a research fellow at the Institute for Cultural Studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin. She is the author of a book on British woodcarving that was awarded a Kress Foundation research award from the International Center of Medieval Art.

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William Gladden

Susan Isaacs — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 02:58:03 +0000

William Gladden’s passion for lifelong learning began when he was adopted and raised by two educators. He has been a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal, a lawyer, and a certified financial planner to more than 1,000 Savannah clients. Now retired, he is busier than ever as a mediator of legal conflicts and discussion leader on TED talks and international affairs. He is the married father of three who lives in Ardsley Park.

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Ravi Gondaliya

Susan Isaacs — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 02:57:32 +0000

Ravi Gondaliya is a materials and processes engineer at Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation in Savannah. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Ravi is a researcher, investor and a start-up enthusiast. His previous work experiences include engineering at Spirit Airlines and Southwest Airlines. Ravi enjoys public speaking and is a member of Toastmasters International. During his free time, Ravi enjoys running and reading books.

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Cynthia Harbor

Susan Isaacs — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 02:58:38 +0000

Cynthia Harbor is an award-winning technology professional from Atlanta, a certified project manager and certified SCRUM master. She is senior technical program manager for CACI, a multinational professional services and information technology company. Cynthia is a community activist involved in several organizations working to increase the presence of women in STEM careers, amplify the voices of women worldwide through art and cultural programs, advocate for equality for women and girls, and address the images of women in the media and the workplace.

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Amanda Hollowell

Susan Isaacs — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 02:56:58 +0000

Amanda Hollowell graduated from University of California at Berkeley where she received her bachelor’s degree in business communication. A Savannah resident, she is an active advocate for organ donation and women’s rights; she also owns an event planning business and urban marketing startup company. She has an extensive volunteer career that intersects technology, health, politics and culture. To date, her greatest accomplishment is being the mother of her son, Joah Cash.

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Max Howell

Susan Isaacs — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 02:56:32 +0000

Max Howell has a master’s degree in chemistry, but after a year in the profession, abandoned it upon realizing chemistry is “super boring”. He began exploring open source coding. After working at Last.fm, then TweetDeck, Howell created Homebrew, an open source software manager that is today used by about 50 million people. He also authored a tweet about the interview process in the software industry that has been viewed more than 3 million times. Last year, he and his wife started a mobile app development company in Savannah.

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Brian Hussey

Susan Isaacs — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 02:55:53 +0000

Brian Hussey was born in Savannah, educated through local private parochial schools and earned a BBA in Business Administration from Savannah State University. Brian is the VP of Commercial Relationship Management for BankSouth Savannah. In 2006, Brian co-founded the Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society, a family support group to benefit people with Down syndrome and their families through local leadership in support, outreach, education and advocacy. Brian and his wife of 34 years, Pam have three children: Ryan (33), Brennan (27) and Sean (12), who has Down syndrome.

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Karla Jennings

Susan Isaacs — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 02:55:19 +0000

Karla Jennings teaches public speaking and communication at Armstrong and enjoys helping students overcome their fears. Karla became interested in TED Talks while preparing to teach an advanced public speaking class for graduate students and has since become a self-described “TED Talk enthusiast.” She has written a chapter about using the TED model in “Raising our Voices: Communicating Our Existence,” an e-text for millennials and has presented locally and regionally on TED’s influence on public speaking.

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Karla-Sue Marriott

Susan Isaacs — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 02:54:29 +0000

Karla-Sue Marriott holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry and serves as Professor and Interim Chair of the Chemistry and Forensic Science Department at Savannah State University. She is also a self-taught freehand nature-inspired painter. As a chemist, she collaborated on NASA research that launched Space-X 3 and Falcon 9 Rocket’s Dragon Capsule and was awarded a chemical patent in 2017. As an artist, she exhibited “Dancing with Nature: Being Human” in 2015 at SSU’s Fine Arts Gallery.

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