2020 Archives - TEDxSavannah

Kathleen Benton

Susan Isaacs — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:05:43 +0000

Kathleen Benton is the President and CEO of Hospice Savannah, Inc. and the former Director of Ethics and Palliative Care at St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospital. Born and raised on Isle of Hope, she has been a passionate healthcare advocate her entire life, beginning when her brother Daniel was born with Proteus Syndrome. She is the author of Daniel’s World, a children’s book that focuses on the acceptance of kids with disabilities, and The Skill of End-of-Life Communication for Clinicians. She earned a Ph.D. in Public Health Leadership from Georgia Southern University.

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Candace Hardnett

Susan Isaacs — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:18:25 +0000

Candace Hardnett, a former personal trainer and cosmetologist, enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks. She served in the military for five years and eventually moved to Savannah with her wife, Erika. With a B.S. in Religion from Liberty University, she founded Agape Empowerment Ministries, Savannah’s first non-denominational Christian affirming congregation. An LGBTQ advocate and mother of three daughters, she is currently pursuing her Master of Divinity degree.

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Max Howell

Susan Isaacs — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:18:47 +0000

Max Howell is a professional coder from the United Kingdom who moved to the United States eight years ago and recently relocated to Savannah. He is the Chief Product Officer for Candor USA, a software startup in the health coverage sector, and the creator of Homebrew, a widely used and significant work of open source that installs and manages packages for macOS and Linux. A TEDxSavannah alum, he delivered a talk on artificial super intelligence in 2018.

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David Nash

Susan Isaacs — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:19:59 +0000

A classically trained chef, David Nash entered the field of education as a second career. More than 20 years later, he is still teaching. With two master’s degrees, one in Elementary Education and another in Counseling and Development, he serves as a Middle School Counselor, English Teacher and Head Middle School Football Coach at Savannah Country Day School. As the school’s Cultural Competency and Inclusion Coordinator, he takes great pride in educating Savannah’s youth and preparing them for a successful future. He has also worked as a corporate trainer for Starbucks, McDonald’s and other companies.

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JinHi Soucy Rand

Susan Isaacs — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:20:40 +0000

JinHi Soucy Rand was born in Seoul, Korea to a South Korean mother and an American father and has lived in four countries, three continents and seven states. At the age of 14, she lost her left leg to bone cancer and is currently battling advanced stage lung cancer. She was the founder and director of Muse Arts Warehouse, a nonprofit multi-purpose community arts venue in Savannah that provided an affordable and accessible space for performance arts until it closed in 2017. Today, she is a freelance actor, director and producer training to participate in the adventure of a lifetime with the Project Athena Foundation next fall.

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Rebecca Rasnake

Susan Isaacs — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 17:21:01 +0000

Rebecca Rasnake is a member of the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians and a graduate student in Savannah State University’s Master of Social Work program. She has conducted research on adverse childhood experiences, mental illness, social media use and public education policy. She is dedicated to promoting social justice and has developed clinical programs for a maternal care clinic and an adolescent substance abuse treatment center.

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