Past Speakers & Presenters
Keynote Speaker: Doreen Dodgen-Magee
Doreen Dodgen-Magee is an author, psychologist, researcher, and speaker. Her first book, Deviced! Balancing Life and Technology in a Digital Age, was published by Rowman & Littlefield and awarded the 2018 Gold Medal for Psychology by the Nautilus Book Awards. Publishers Weekly said about her book: “Psychologist Dodgen-Magee makes a detail-rich, persuasive case for the need to embrace technology yet also ‘make some conscious decisions about what place we want technology to hold in our lives.’…This educational, encouraging book leaves its audience with a plethora of helpful suggestions.”
Doreen’s writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Utne Reader, Psychology Today, and Health magazine as well as other popular press outlets. She has been interviewed and quoted in articles for the New York Times, Time magazine, Salon, the BBC, Vice, and Apartment Therapy. In addition, Doreen is a popular guest on nationally syndicated radio programs, morning television shows, and celebrated podcasts such as Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness and PRI’s Innovation Hub. She also has a loyal following for her personal blog, her Psychology Today blog, and her other social media platforms.
A prolific, sought-after national and international speaker, Doreen offers various talks and workshops on numerous topics related to the impact of digital overuse on health. Her continuing education workshops for medical and mental health professionals consistently sell out across the country. Displaying her ability to capture the attention of diverse groups, she is frequently re-booked for the following year when she speaks at universities and schools.
Dodgen-Magee is also a national spokesperson and Senior Survivor Fellow with Everytown for Gun Safety. Other professional affiliations include the American Psychological Association, DoJump Extremely Physical Theater (former Board Chair/Member), American Friends (Service Committee), Mom’s Demand Action Oregon, Women in Technology, and Women of Vision and Change.
As a clinical psychologist, Doreen has over twenty-five years of experience working with individuals and groups in her hometown of Portland, Oregon, as well as with people of all ages throughout the country and internationally.
Angela D'Amour
Unleashing Your Most Vibrant Self – Tips and Tools to Grow your Self-Confidence as a Leader
We all have those moments, those days, and those seasons of self-doubt wondering what we really have to offer as a leader. Instead of getting stuck there, build your confidence muscle and begin to see your unlimited potential to influence others by making their day.
Angela D'Amour currently serves as the Dean of Student Engagement at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA. She oversees the first year experience, student organizations and leadership development, student communications, and student activities, ministries and outreach. Angela has been working in student development for the past 18 years. She also serves as the Scholarship Chair on the Executive Committee for the Association of Christians in Student Development (ACSD). Angela earned her PhD in Education at the University of California Santa Barbara. Outside of work Angela enjoys spending time with her family of 4, co-leading a small group in church, and virtually all outdoor activities, especially hiking and running.
Micah Lorenz
The Spiritual Disciplines & Becoming Like Jesus
In this workshop, we will be exploring how we change and become more like Jesus. We will dive into the heart of spiritual disciplines and see why they help shape and form us into Christlikeness.
Micah Lorenz is the pastor for spiritual formation and discipleship at Northwest University, located in Kirkland, WA. One of the most rewarding parts of Micah’s job is being able to journey alongside students as they follow and become more like Jesus. Micah’s passion is to see this next generation shine bright as they learn to love, trust, and follow Jesus well. Micah would not be who he is without his incredible wife, Cristina Lorenz; they have been married for nearly one and a half years. They are looking forward to their family growing, as they will be getting a golden retriever puppy in November.
Meghan McMahon-Johnson
Listen Louder
The past can help inform us but it doesn't have to define us. When we listen to understand and not just to respond, I believe that is where the deepest levels of growth come from and where we learn to connect with one another more authentically and wholly. Viewing relationships and connection through this lens, I hope, helps us be able to renew, refocus, and rebuild during times of uncertainty.
Dr. Meghan McMahon Johnson (Dr. Meg) is the Director of Student Care at William Jessup University in Rocklin, CA, and hails from the bay area where she grew up enjoying the soulful nature and atmosphere in Oakland, CA. Her education and love of sports led her to Sacramento State University where she completed her Bachelor’s, Masters, and Doctoral degrees. Her experiences working in mental health and higher education have fed her desire to help people see the best in themselves, and each other while helping to equip people with the appropriate tools to succeed in life.
Holly Edwards
Becoming a Healthy and Renewed Leader
Have you ever seen (or been??) that leader who just crashes? They push themselves to the limits and then hit a wall and then just check out? This workshop engages with the idea of how to set healthy boundaries, how to take care of yourself through rest and rhythms and how to be renewed in your leadership.
Holly Edwards has more than 14 years of experience in Student Engagement and currently serves as the Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement and Dean of Students at East Texas Baptist University. Holly earned a Bachelor of Arts in Family Psychology from Oklahoma Baptist University and a Masters of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Leadership from Spring Arbor University. Holly has been transformed by Christian Higher Education and finds it a privilege to be involved in a small piece of the transformation process for college students.
Bill Johnson
Thriving as a Student Leader – How to Lead Above the Line
In this workshop you’ll discover some simple, spiritual and practical leadership truths that can help you learn what it means to lead “above the line” and minister and serve as Jesus did with love, care and presence. You’ll understand how to be an emotionally healthy leader no matter what is going on that might be challenging, frustrating, irritating or difficult. And you’ll learn about how to become more aware of what’s happening within you in order to remain calm, cool and collected no matter what is happening around you.
Bill has a Master's of Divinity degree from North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago. He is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church and has served as a youth pastor, senior pastor, and hospital chaplain. He also has a Master's in Counseling Psychology degree from Trinity Graduate School in Deerfield IL. He is a licensed psychotherapist and a board approved psychotherapy supervisor. He is currently working as the Director of the Counseling and Career Center at Crown College in St. Bonifacius MN as well as having his own private practice in counseling and spiritual care.