Keynote presenters include: Kirke Olson, author of «The Invisible Classroom: Relationships, Neuroscience, and Mindfulness in Schools;» Chip Brewer, The Smart Cube, Inc.; Karen Williams a writer developer of the brain - based Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Model Program
curriculum Protecting You / Protecting Me, and the «brain - friendly and trauma -
informed» Positive Behavior in School and Society (PBSS); and Charity Bell who has been recognized as an «Everyday Hero» by Brian Williams of NBC and featured in Good Housekeeping Magazine for her work with more than 100 foster children in Massachusetts.
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention — Develop research - based recommendations, coordinate the Colorado Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Coalition, and increase access to evidence -
informed curricula for preventing child sexual abuse including courses on Nurturing
Health Sexual Development, Overcoming Barriers to Protecting Children from Child Sexual Abuse, Understanding & Responding to the Sexual Behaviors of Children, and Darkness to Light's Stewards of Children.