Chris Coraggio
THE TEDx TEAM
Kimberlee Kelly
Marketing Director
Kimberlee is an LA-native Educator, Edtech Innovator, Professional Speaker, Self-taught Techie and Social Media Influencer. She is extremely passionate about Digital Literacy, International Politics and all things Middle East. A Jill-of-all-trades, she dabbles in Disney, pop culture, cosplay, music, movies, youtube stuff, and just about anything else.
Timon Birkhofer
Matthew Snider
Nenah Bondi
Clarence
Griffin
Producer
Matthew is working towards a dual emphasis in Finance and International Management through the LMU MBA. President of the LMU MBA Toastmasters program and VP of Professional Development for the MBA Student Association, Matthew fills his downtime cheering on the LA Kings, playing golf or writing.
Curator
Chris was born and raised in New Jersey relocating to Los Angeles for Teach for America. As a grad student at Loyola Marymount University, he organized the first TEDxLoyolaMarymountU Conference. Chris is now the Math Common Core Coach for Alliance College-Ready Public Schools and curator of the this year's TEDx conference.
Director of Speakers
Timon grew up in Germany as the youngest of nine children. Prior to moving to Los Angeles, he spent ten years working in media and advertising for clients such as Audi, Porsche, and Universal Music Group. In January 2014, Timon started his MBA at LMU, and has been trying to get accustomed to LA traffic ever since.
Curator
Clarence Griffin is the Director of Partnerships & Educational Policy Relations for Loyola Marymount University’s School of Education, and lectures in the Executive M.B.A. program. An M.B.A. from LMU and B.A. from Pitzer College, he has worked with the Sacramento County Office of Education, California Assembly and University Zimbabwe. Clarence is married to BeNeca Griffin and they have three children: Aaliyah, Alani, and Tiyanane.
Marketing Intern
Nenah is a senior in the M-School at LMU, an elite program that keeps students up to par with today’s digitally-connected marketing and business environment. Although she spends most of her time doing social media, she also loves getting her hands on photography and design projects, or anything involving visual storytelling and the human experience. On the weekends, you can find her at concerts or binge watching wife swap episodes.
Meet the dynamic team of volunteer decision-makers organizing the 2015 TEDxLMU event.
Digital Design Intern
Chase is a designer with five years of professional design experience fresh out of Detroit, Michigan. He created the 360° illuminating lightbulb for the 2015 TEDxLMU event. In addition to graphic design, Chase also co-owns the video game development company, Cracked Bat Games, LLC. Chase's favorite things to do include (But are not limited to) game design, music, YouTube, and art.
Chase Garretta
Event Photographer
Courtney is a Graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. After 10 years as an Angeleno, she recently relocated to East Bay, San Francisco, founding Better Than That Selfie Photography. When Courtney is not capturing special moments in time, she is chasing after her 1 year old daughter, working on her fitness, or lounging with her handsome husband.
