Seaford
x = independently organized TED event

This event occurred on
July 9, 2016
9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
(UTC -4hrs)
Seaford, Delaware
United States

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The City of Seaford Stage
414 High Street
Seaford, Delaware, 19973
United States
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Speakers

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Alan Levin

Senior Advisor for SoDel Concepts
Alan Levin joined SoDel Concepts in July 2015. He currently serves as Senior Advisor to Delaware’s leading food service provider. This move comes after his selection by Delaware Governor Jack Markell to serve in his cabinet as the Director of the Delaware Economic Development Office, DEDO. During his 6 and half-year term, he was responsible for the business and economic strategies for the State of Delaware. His service came during the worst recession of recent history and the state’s unemployment reached a high of 8.7% by 2010. As a result of his leadership, by the end of his service in June of 2015, Delaware was leading the region in job growth and unemployment stood at 4.6%. Before joining Governor Markell, Levin served as President and CEO of Happy Harry's, the tenth largest drugstore chain in the United States, before the Walgreen Company acquired it in July 2006. During his tenure he grew the company from 16 stores to 76 stores, 2700 employees, and revenues increased from $6

Alex Pires, Esquire

Class Action Lawyer; Chairman/CEO, Community Bank Delaware; CEO, Highway One Companies
Alex lives in Dewey Beach and Washington, D.C. He is a married father of two. He works as a class action lawyer, banker, managing partner of several businesses, and is also a filmmaker, teacher, and real estate developer. Educated at Boston College, University of Miami, Boston University, and George Washington University Law School, he has government service experience with the U.S. Department of Justice, Lands Division and Antitrust Division, and also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for HUD, and as Major U.S. Army Reserve. He is a member of Beebe Medical Center Foundation, and Community Bank Delaware.

Dr. Dan Young

Co-Founder of Civitas Partners LLC
Dr. Dan Young is the curator of TEDxWilmingtonUniversity and special adviser to TEDxDover and TEDxSeaford. Dr. Young received his Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in Marketing from the University of Delaware's Honors Program and his Ph.D. in Marketing from Temple University. He is an Assistant Professor in the Doctor of Business Administration program at Wilmington University. He has also served on the Boards of many local organizations, including the ACLU, A Bigger Boat Foundation and the Delaware Theater Company. This is a fantastic story of taking adversity and turning it into a strength for use in teaching others.

Ernest Hudson, Jr.

Educator/Chef
Ernest S. Hudson Jr. began his culinary journey in southern Delaware. As a child, he watched tenderly as his parents prepared home cooked meals. In Ernest's home, dinner was a time for food and family. Coupled with his parents' guidance and that of television chefs, Ernest began to experiment in the kitchen creating such culinary feasts as shrimp and creamy alfredo, brown sugar glazed salmon, lemon herb roasted asparagus, pizza puffs, and shrimp & grits. In 2005, Ernest graduated from Delaware State University where he received a Bachelor's of Science in Hospitatlity and Tourism Management. Later he pursued a State of Delaware Certification in Family and Consumer Science. Ernest received his State of Delaware teaching certification through additional course work at Wilmington University and University of Delaware. Ernest is passionate about teaching young people about the connection between food, academics, and life though his fun and interactive business, Spat-U-Learn.

Frank Parks

Frank Parks is a successful real estate agent in Sussex County, Delaware.

John Hollis

Director of Community and Government Affairs at Nemours Health and Prevention Services
John Hollis is currently the Sussex Manager of Community & Government Affairs and also a lobbyist for Nemours Health and Prevention Services. He formerly served as Sr. Vice President for the Delaware Community Foundation and Sr. Vice President for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware. Mr. Hollis has also served as Director of Personnel for Delaware Technical & Community College, Owens Campus. Prior to that, he served as Personnel Director/Counselor/Teacher and Coach with the Seaford School District for 30 years. Mr. Hollis is the founding board president of the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club, a charter board member of the Ben Carson Scholarship Fund, a Rodel board member, and an active motivational speaker. He has been director of the MERIT program (a college prep program for minority students) for over 33 years. In addition, he received the Excellence in Christian Service award by the Methodist Church. Recently; Mr. Hollis was nominated as One of the 25 Delawareans Who Make a Dif

Organizing team

Jeffrey
Benson

Seaford, DE, United States
Organizer