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KEYNOTE: Dr. Lisa Strohman, J.D., Ph.D.
KEYNOTE: Dr. Lisa Strohman, J.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Lisa Strohman has widely become known for her advocacy and education around mental wellness as it relates to our digital lives. She has worked with thousands of parents, schools and children around the globe. An attorney, clinical psychologist, and author, Dr. Strohman established the Digital Citizen Academy, a non-profit program offered to schools with an in-home plan that educates, empowers and inspires balance and prosocial use of technology.
She is the founder and director of Digital Citizen Academy, one of the first organizations to address the global issue of technology addiction and overuse. As a licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Strohman has spent more than a decade working with individual, family and adolescent clients struggling with issues including depression, anxiety, addiction and technology overuse.
Recognizing the growing challenges parents now face with their children, and the increasingly serious issues her young patients are dealing with due to our growing dependency on technology, inspired Dr. Strohman to launched the Technology Wellness Center, which she co-founded with Dr. Melissa Westendorf JD, PhD in 2014.
With her work in schools and in the media Dr. Strohman recognized the need for prevention education and diversion programs and founded Digital Citizen Academy for students, educators and parents addressing these issues related to technology.
Dr. Strohman attended the University of California, Davis where she received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, graduating Magna Cum Laude. She then completed a joint, integrated program in law and Psychology at Villanova and Drexel Universities.
During her undergraduate career, Dr. Strohman gained experience as a lead program coordinator with Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT), as a family reunification therapist and a hospice counselor. While attending graduate school, she performed research in substance abuse, risk communication and child abduction. Her avid interest in public policy earned her the honor of becoming a legislative intern for Congress. She was also selected as an honors intern with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and invited to become a visiting scholar with the FBI’s National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime division as she completed her dissertation.
After earning her Juris Doctorate, Strohman worked at a large law firm, while completing her residency at the Arizona State Hospital in both a clinical and forensic rotation in clinical psychology. She eventually settled back into her counseling practice as the clinical psychologist with Lifescape Medical Associates, where she utilizes her training in cognitive behavior therapy to help patients.
In addition to establishing the Technology Wellness Center, Dr. Strohman and Dr. Westendorf developed an assessment test to help parents identify if their child is at risk from technology overuse. The two have also co-authored a book, Unplug: Raising Kids in a Technology Addicted World, published in July 2015.
In an effort to educate parents, caregivers and students, Dr. Strohman is a guest speaker to schools, parent organizations and students to help raise awareness and offer preventative tools and resources. She is also frequently featured in the media as an expert source for issues related to technology use and behavior, including a weekly feature on Dr. Drew’s radio show as well as an expert on Dr. Oz’s ShareCare site.
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Michael Anthony is a trauma mentor, speaker, and author who helps people overcome trauma through mindset and emotional retraining. He created the "Life is Dope!" project, featuring books, music, and resources to promote hope, often sharing his personal journey of transforming his own traumatic experiences into a life of fulfillment
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Lisa Auld is a senior leader in athlete and human development with a unique background spanning professional sports, Division I Athletics, leadership development, and mental health. She currently serves as a Senior Program Manager at The Trust, powered by the NFLPA, where she supports former and transitioning NFL players through health and wellness, career development, and long term life transition.
Previously, Lisa spent more than 15 years in Division I Athletics, including senior leadership roles at the University of Southern California and the University of Pittsburgh, where she built and scaled comprehensive athlete development, leadership, and career readiness initiatives. In addition, Lisa is a licensed professional counselor and maintains a private counseling practice and provides coaching and workshops for individuals and organizations focused on emotional resilience, psychological safety, and sustainable well-being.
Social Media: LinkedIn
Lucie Bergeyova is a high school HPE teacher and a wellness coordinator for Boyertown Area School District, and FA/CPR/Lifeguarding instructor for Boyertown YMCA. She has a master’s degree in Sport Sciences and is a certified Wellness Program Coordinator. Her passion is inspiring others to lead an active and healthy lifestyle. At BASD, she has developed and implemented various wellness programs and initiatives for students and staff. She has taken the initiative to participate as a presenter at regional and state level conferences
After starting her career as a classroom teacher, Katie McLaughlin seamlessly transitioned into a pivotal role within the Thom Stecher and Associates team as an educational consultant. With a focus on social-emotional learning (SEL), her expertise extends to educational practices and their implementation.
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Marilyn Eaton has been a Health and Physical Education teacher at Pottsgrove Middle School for 23 years, where she is passionate about helping students stay active and healthy. An avid runner, hiker, and traveler, she believes strongly in the power of movement to improve both physical health and mental focus. In this session, Marilyn shares simple, engaging games that teachers can use to incorporate quick brain breaks and physical activity throughout the school day.
Pamela Gockley is the founder and executive director of The Camel Project, a nonprofit focused on bullying prevention and youth violence reduction. She developed the Behavior Intelligence framework to help educators understand how stress, trauma, and peer dynamics influence student behavior and learning, equipping schools with strategies that support wellness and safer environments.
Kerrie Hollifield, MS, RDN, LD, SNS, is a Registered Dietitian and the Associate Project Manager at the Medical University of South Carolina’s Boeing Center for Children’s Wellness. Within this role, she supports South Carolina school districts in implementing policy, systems, and environmental strategies that promote optimal health and well-being across the entire school community. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the College of Charleston, where she teaches Principles of Nutrition.
Kerrie brings extensive experience in federal nutrition programs, program management, and cross-sector collaboration, and has presented at national conferences, including the National School Nutrition Association Conference and the National Farm to School Conference. She previously served as the first role-specific Registered Dietitian for a large South Carolina school district, where she led farm-to-school initiatives, managed state and federal grants, and supported comprehensive child nutrition programs. In recognition of her programmatic leadership and impact within the Charleston, SC community during the COVID-19 pandemic, she was awarded the Golden Ladle Award by the Green Heart Project for “Nourishing Our Community.”
Outside of work, she enjoys playing trumpet in the Charleston Concert Band, spending time with her husband and two young children, and traveling to new places.
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Josh is the Director of Teaching and Learning for Exeter Township School District, and a Google Education Certified Trainer. Josh taught high school math for 5 years, then served as a high school assistant principal for 4 years,, K-12 Supervisor of Mathematics for 4 years, and a Professional Development Administrator for an Intermediate Unit in the areas of mathematics, stem, educational leadership, and instructional technology for 8 years. He also serves as an adjunct math professor in mathematics and doctoral research. Josh lives in Exeter Township in Pennsylvania with his wife, who is a junior high physical education teacher, and two children: Chase and Addison. They also have two vizslas: Maverick and Finley.
Shona Levy is the founder of 360! For Life!, a holistic wellness consulting service that embraces that embraces the concept of nurturing your elements. Shona is a certified Master Level Nutrition & Wellness Consultant focused on providing the keys to natural, non-invasive techniques and methodologies that crucial in the healing process. Shona provides unique recipes and daily regimens tailored to fit the needs of the individual client for the issues they are experiencing. She is the hostess of "Cancer, Be Gone!" which highlights a powerful and dynamic team of medical professionals, cancer survivors and holistic experts who have scientifically based evidence that a healthy immune system can be your most powerful defense mechanism. She is a valued thought leader in the field of food science and is dedicated to promoting the many pathways to wellness using non invasive therapies that are scientifically proven to empower the immune system. You may book your consultation at www.calendly.com/360forlifecoaching.
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Eric Miller, P.h.D. has been introducing badminton as a fun, healthy and competitive sport to the local Pottstown community since 2014. As a father and son team. Eric and Zak Miller have run clinics for area Middle and High school students, coached tournament players, have run regional competitions and have coached the Bryn Mawr Varsity badminton team! They have also coached local pickleball clinics.
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Nancy L. Miller has been a helping professional most of her life. As a registered nurse, she served people in hospitals, homes, and high school settings. She currently enjoys serving others through life coaching, grief recovery, facilitating workshops, and speaking.
Nancy is a certified life coach who holds the credential of Professional Certified Coach from the International Coaching Federation. She is also a Wellcoaches Certified Health & Well-Being Coach and a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist.
Her desire to help others continue moving forward despite unplanned life events was born out of her own experiences and led her to establish Navigate Life Coaching, LLC. It’s Nancy’s goal to help individuals live their best possible lives, discover well-being, and fulfill the great commandment including the charge to “love yourself”. She is especially passionate about coaching those in helping professions so they can be whole in body, soul, and spirit to fulfill the work they’re called to do.
In her spare time, you’ll find Nancy biking, hiking, reading, or searching for healthy delicious recipes as part of her own self-care practices. Traveling to the beach, the mountains and the nations brings her great joy
Zak Miller coaches badminton and pickleball at the Smashville facility in Pottstown as well as at the Phoenixville Recreation Center and the Spring Valley YMCA. He is involved with the development of new Virtual Reality sports training software. Zak is also the Head Coach for the Bryn Mawr College varsity badminton team and Director of Pickleball at Fit Life Fitness in Pottstown
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Danielle A. Nuhfer, MEd, has been in education for 25 years and is the founder of Teaching Well and author of The Path of the Mindful Teacher. She partners with school districts to increase adult capacity through professional development and coaching that supports educator well-being. Her work equips teachers with practical strategies to lead with intention, strengthen classroom culture, and create thriving learning environments.
Social Media: LinkedIn
Paul Sanfrancesco is a National Technology Speaker. For over 30 years, he has worked in Catholic, private, and public education, including as a teacher, Assistant Principal and Director of Technology for school districts in the Philadelphia region and in collegiate teaching at Saint Joseph’s University and Neumann University. The National School Boards Association named him one of the “20 to Watch” Educators for his work in Instructional Technology and the Pennsylvania Association for Educational Communications and Technology named him CTO of the year for the state of Pennsylvania in 2018. Mr. Sanfrancesco has been featured in Tech & Learning, Schools CIO, EdTech Mag, and Catechetical Leader and presents at local, regional, and national convocations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Millersville University and a master’s degree in instructional technology from Temple University.
Thom Stecher is a nationally recognized educational consultant and inspirational speaker. He founded and has led Thom Stecher and Associates for the past 30 years. The mission of Thom Stecher and Associates is to guide and support schools and school districts in Social Emotional Learning, and all that falls into that umbrella. Wellness, resiliency, student supports, diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and trauma-informed practices are all essential components of human teaching and learning. Thom and his team offer professional development for administrators and staff, school board and administrator retreats, student voice opportunities, and parent engagement sessions.
Thom established the first Masters degree in Social Emotional Learning with Neumann University in 2011. The 36-credit degree has over 200 graduates. Teachers, counselors, nurses, special educators, administrators, and more from across Southeastern Pennsylvania learn from experts as well as their classmates in experiential, meaningful, and immediately applicable courses.
Over his 50 years in education, Thom has made a difference in the lives of countless students, staff, administrators, parents, and community members across the country. His authenticity, vulnerability, integrity, and courage foster connection, compassion, and empathy with everyone he encounters.
Social Media: Twitter
Entrepreneur and social activist, Rahsul Stinson, uses natural resources to support both his innovative fitness routines and nutritional products. Stinson is the creator of Sweatchasers fitness training, Sweatchasers Undeniable Sea Moss nutritional drinks, and the Sweatchasers Youth Boxing Initiative.
Founder and owner of Sweatchasers, Rahsul is a resident of Pottstown, and his love of health and wellness and creative fitness training inspired him to develop Sweatchasers. He has collaborated on programs such as Kids Keeping FIT, an initiative of the West Philadelphia Achievement Elementary School, the Pottstown Stop Gun Violence Initiative, and the S.O.U.L Youth Mentorship Program which operates out of the Richard J. Ricketts Community Center.
Sweatchasers was born and still conducts a portion of its fitness trainings on a street corner. Instructional focus include high intense interval training ("HIIT"), multi-disciplined body-weight training, and rhythmic breathing and stretching. The mission of Sweatchasers is to impact whole body health and wellness by increasing the quality of one's physical health.
Karen Tripolitis is the founder of Mindful Roots Children. Thirty years as an educator have informed the development of her movement based program that supports the social and emotional growth of children. For the last 15 years she has witnessed the effectiveness of this work in building connected groups of children. The M.Y. Time Program is now being taught to 1,000+ students in five school districts. The M.Y. Time training is workshop based so that experiential learning builds confidence for implementation. Her comprehensive and practical instructor’s guide equips you with the tools to dive in and make each day brighter. A small investment in the daily integration of strategies from the program creates more peaceful places for children to thrive. We invite you to join in the fun of experiencing a mini lesson from the program.
Experienced Public Health Program Manager with a demonstrated history of developing resources and training in both the non-profit and public sectors. Skilled in Program Development and Management, Community Outreach, and Training and Resource Development. Strong program and project management professional with partner relationship development skills and a Master's Degree focused in Health Science from University of Central Arkansas.
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