These events occured at the 2009 WRAEE conference

and remain for reference only.

Updates to come soon. 

Click HERE for a list of Saturday workshop presentations!

Friday Evening Keynote: Tony Alvarez

Tony Alvarez is a faculty member of the University of Hawaii School of Social Work where he teaches, advises and provides training activities to agencies and organizations within nations located in the Pacific Rim. Most of his current training activities are offered to human service providers, supervisors and managers working for several state departments. Trainings are grounded in the experiential or adventure philosophy. Tony is co-owner of Adventures In Training, Inc., (www.adventuresintraining.org) an adventure-based training and consulting company with a branch in Michigan to address the needs within the Midwest, and Hawaito address needs in the Pacific Rim.

On Friday evening and Saturday morning, we will participate as one in creating new relationships and rebuilding and enhancing old ones. My hope is that we can provide opportunities for all participants to engage in activities designed to ot only build community during the weekend but also lasting connections in the region that will help move us all forward towards our common goals for WRAEE members!

Saturday Playnote: Jeff Richardson

Jeff Richardson, Chief Transformational Officer of Empowered Alliances International, is offering an innovative approach to building your professional network for current and future business opportunities.   This session will enable individuals to develop a customized strategy to meet more people online and offline in a way that fits your style.  More importantly, we’ll share ways to demonstrate your skills and be remembered by using simple getting-to-know-you experiential activities to help others to connect.  You’ll walk away with a value adding offering that you can provide any association or community group leader that will put YOU at the center of attention.   Join the fun and start building your network with other likeminded connectors from WRAEE.

Saturday Evening Keynote: Anne Marie Tipton

Anne Marie Tipton is the co-chair of the Environmental Education Coalition of the Californias , an organization that helps to build environmental and outdoor education capacity on both sides of the Southern California/Baja California border, and is a member of the North American Association for Environmental Education Diversity committee. She is the Education Coordinator at the Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center.

Anne Marie is committed to enhancing the Reserve’s role as a resource to the watershed by providing programming, events, and materials for the Tecate, Tijuana, and Imperial Beach/San Diego areas.

Sunday Morning Keynote: Lisa Heft

Learn more about Open Space Technology and meet the owner of Opening Space, Ms. Lisa Heft, in a 3-hour morning session dedicated to the participants of the west region of AEE!

Lisa Heft is the Vice President of the Board of the Open Space Institute of the United States, past Poet Laureate of the world Open Space community, and author of the Open Space Idea Book and many papers on facilitation, interactive learning and community health. She is also the founder of the Fabulous Facilitators learning and practice network and a member of the International Association of Facilitators, Ethics Practitioners Association of Canada, Global Facilitator Service Corps and the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation. Read more on Lisa Heft's accomplishments as a facilitator HERE .