TEDx Ohlone College Coming To Fremont: Tickets On Sale

FREMONT, CA — College professor, performance artist, entrepreneur — those are just a few of the 12 presenters who will impact fresh ideas at TEDx Ohlone College in Fremont on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 4-8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.

The theme this year is "Breaking Free: (Re) defining the Undefined."

“This has been an all-campus effort from so many college departments, academic programs, and administration,” says Ohlone College Communication Studies Professor Larissa Favela. “This whole thing started last year and was born from a student’s desire to give back to the community through a TEDx event and, right away, the support from the College poured in.”

Favela has been the lead faculty organizer for the event with fellow colleague Brenda Ahntholz’ assistance.

However, the heart of the event comes from students. Dustin Phan, a communication major, is the student organizer behind the TEDx event. He came up with this year’s theme, Breaking Free: (Re) defining the Undefined.

“A lot of society tells you what you’re supposed to do and how to do it and it puts a hold on people who are creative but can’t access that creativity because of norms and stereotypes and barriers that hold them back,” says Phan. “I wanted this year’s theme to explore that and to quite literally break free of everything—to let your creativity flow in every way shape and form.”

Here's a look at the 12 presenters:

• Javon Johnson: Professor in the Ethnic Studies Department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Slam Poet, Artist
• Antonio Reza: Law Student and former jail inmate
• David Corfield: Founder of LifeWork
• Delia Danae Rawdon: Actress, Performance Artist, Mother
• Ellen Kamei: External Affairs Area Manager for AT&T; Mountain View City Councilmember
• Erin Mathis: Style Coach & Director, The Style Core
• Isabel Reichert: College Professor, Performance Artist
• Sam Campbell: San Francisco State University Student, Activist, Current Congressional Candidate
• Jacquelyn Ollison: Educator
• Jeff O'Connell: Ohlone College Math Professor and Lifelong Learner
• Nader Noori: Cognitive Scientist, Neuroinclusivity Activist & Advocate, Entrepreneur
• Nick Chivers: DeAnza College Professor, Ska Music Lover