2013 Archives - TEDxSavannah

Happiness Through Engaging Activities

Susan Isaacs — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:54:01 +0000

A musician for more than 20 years and a fan of exotic folk instruments, Marc Garnier discovered a new type of steel drum in 2009 called a handpan. Marc purchased his first in 2011 and an obsession quickly developed. As he learned that the highest quality handpans were difficult to purchase, Marc set out to build his own and in the process, founded Saraz Musical Instruments in 2012.

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Finding Happiness

Susan Isaacs — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:53:10 +0000

Budding film director and co-founder of Vizionary Mindz | Creative Club , Donovan Woods is a youthful entrepreneur with a strong dedication and interest in to upping the ante in Savannah’s emerging creative scene. Community, art, and milkshakes are his joys of life. A student of photography and videography, Juwan Platt is a youthful sprite with the soul of a man 4 times his age. A visual storyteller, he enjoys capturing people in their natural element allowing life to be their only stylist. Juwan is a lover of travel, good food and well-fitting pants.

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Hacking Away to Happiness

Susan Isaacs — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:52:20 +0000

A professional software developer by trade, Josh Nichols has written and contributed to a number of widely used open source projects. Originally from New Hampshire, Josh worked in Boston before finding himself in Savannah. Today Josh maintains an active role within the developer community, writing comprehensive blog posts, organizing regular meetups, and presenting at conferences. Content with the quality and pace of life in Savannah, Josh enjoys reading, slaying dragons, hackey sack, and making up words.

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10 Minutes to Happiness

Susan Isaacs — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:51:39 +0000

One woman revolution Ja-Naé Duane is a social scientist, artist, and author. Her unwavering commitment to improving the quality of life for the global community garnered Ja-Naé a nomination as one of New England’s Most Innovative Leaders of 2007. Currently a faculty member at Northeastern University and Clark University, Ja-Naé’s latest book, How to Create a Revolution, focuses on the ability to create impactful change through social influence.

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Local and Sustainable Food

Susan Isaacs — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:50:36 +0000

Dave Lake has a PhD in physiology, is a licensed physical therapist and has lectured at Armstrong Atlantic State University on obesity and metabolic syndrome for a number of years. He recently became interested in local/sustainable agriculture, leading two panel discussions on the topic and presenting a lecture entitled “Is Our food Killing Us”. As the founding department head, and now a professor in Armstrong’s physical therapy program, Dave has presented more than 120 papers at national and international symposiums and has authored 15 peer-reviewed publications.

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Happiness through Trees

Susan Isaacs — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:49:37 +0000

he Netherlands, moved to the United States in 1978 and arrived in Savannah two years ago. As the Senior Tree Maintenance Worker for the City of Savannah, Chris participates in the renovation of city squares, maintains trees in Forsyth Park, manages the City’s tree-planting program and has pruned 2,000+ Savannah trees in the process. The father of two wonderful sons, Roland and Alexander, Chris likes to sail and read.

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Encouraging Happiness in Our Children

Susan Isaacs — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:48:48 +0000

Catherine Killingsworth is the executive director of Deep, a nonprofit that provides after-school creative writing workshops in Savannah area public schools (www.deepkids.com). She earned a degree in English from Yale University and has studied education and literature abroad on various fellowships. She is the author of The Cure for IDK, a book of writing lesson plans, and she blogs about writing and education at thatwritinglady.com.

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Child’s Play

Susan Isaacs — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:47:44 +0000

Bob Clagett likes to make stuff… music, software, furniture, vintage scooters, you name it. He’s a software engineer by day, but the rest of the time, he builds, fixes, hacks, explores, and plays with his four amazing little adventurers.

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Stranger Induced Happiness

Susan Isaacs — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:46:54 +0000

Amy Drew was born in Western New York and earned a BA in Music Education at Nazareth College of Rochester. Her career as a teacher began in 1998. Two years later, West Virginia became her home. Summers were spent guiding white water raft trips and waitressing. After teaching in public and private schools, Amy traded lesson plans for a backpack and hiked the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. 2,200 miles later, she exchanged her backpack for a van and headed west. Eventually, Amy landed in Savannah where she owns a school of music.

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The Happiness of Driving

Susan Isaacs — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:45:38 +0000

Murray Wilson has consulted in the professional broadcast television industry for 25 years. Heavily involved in the industry’s transition from analog to digital, he has played an integral role in the operational development and deployment of some of the largest multi-channel digital broadcast facilities in the world. Born and educated in England, Murray has lived in the United States since 1979. He now lives in Savannah, is president of tps Consulting, and continues his life-long fascination in all things technical.

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