Keynote Speaker for Students

Dayna Steele is a popular speaker and emcee, entrepreneur, writer, voiceover artist and the author of "Rock To The Top: What I Learned About Success from The World’s Greatest Rock Stars." She reigned for years as Houston's “First Lady of Radio,” building a large army of fans known as ‘Steeleworkers.’ As one of the top female rock and roll air personalities in the country, Dayna was nominated as Local Radio Personality of the Year by Billboard Magazine. Her latest venture is Smart Girls Rock, an online community to encourage girls to participate in science, technology, engineering, math, medicine and business.

Keynote Speaker for Adults

Ruth Fowler, M.Ed., LPC, MCC, is a licensed professional counselor. She specializes in short-term results using Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), combined with other modalities. She finds that self-defeating attitudes, feelings, and behaviors can be dramatically changed with the use of REBT’s action-oriented, solution-oriented, cognitive-behavioral approach. An educator for 25 years, she taught English, Creative Writing, and career-based classes to gifted, average, and at-risk students. In private practice as a career counselor and therapist since 1995, clients' personal issues induced her to take advanced training to enhance her counseling repertoire. As a result of her teaching and counseling background, she is frequently called upon to work with children and their parents. For more information, visit Rith Fowler's Positive Directions Website.

Noon Bonus Session

Watch Lead Science Educator Amy Shah, CHEs, from the Health Museum dissect animal organs. After the conference, visit the museum at www.mhms.org.

Student Sessions

Healthy, Wealthy and Wise (Morning Category A, Afternoon Category J)

• Seeing is Believing
  –ophthalmologists Elizabeth Baze, MD and Yvonne Chu, MD
• Make Good Smiles Great
  –pediatric dentist Rita Cammarata, DDS and orthodontist Audrey Boutros, DDS
• You Are What You Eat
  –dietician Lauren Kelley Scott, MS, RD, LD
• Opt for Wellness
  –chiropractor Norrie Collier, DC
• Fun with Food
  –dietician Michelle Crow, RD, LD
• Disease Detectives
  –clinical lab scientist Jane Finley, MT (ASCP)
• Healthy Mouth- Healthy Body
  –dental hygienist Lori Gonzales, BSDH, RDH
• We like to move it, move it
  –physical therapist Janna McGaugh
• Fitness as a Business
  –personal trainer Hope Sampson
• Sweat Equity, You do the MATH
  –fitness manager Pamela Sampson

Medical Science in Action (Morning Category B, Afternoon Category K)

• Mysteries of the Body
  –Bobbie Abadilla, MT (ASCP)
• No Guts, No Gory
  –ocular pathologist Patricia Chevez-Barrios, MD and Sarah Galfione, MD
• Life as an Ob-Gyn
  –Gracia Wynne Duncan, MD and Kathy Sander, MD
• Nutrition and Epidemiology Research
  –epidemiologist Michele Forman, PhD and Stephanie Barrera
• It's All in the Genes
  –molecular biologist/scientist Claire Mazow Gelfman, PhD
• A Physician Assistant Cares for Me
  –PA educator Debra Munsell, MPAS, PA-C
• Passing Gas for Cash
  –anesthesiologist Vivian H. Porche, MD
• Blood Group Antigens and Their Frequencies
  –laboratory medicine educator Kathleen Sazama, MD, JD
• Connect the Dots
  –epidemiologist Andrea Shelton, PhD
• Writing for Web-based Games
  –game evaluator Irmgard Willcockson, PhD

Math Makes Money (Morning Category C, Afternoon Category L)

• It's Not Monopoly Money
  –attorney Amalia Berrios
• The 92% Solution - Love My Money
  –financial advisors Cathy M. Buchanan, CFP and Diane Statham, MBA
• How a Mathophobic learned to love and use math to make money
  –personal finance editor and columnist Shannon Buggs
• Career Opportunities in Banking
  –bank manager Deborah Jackson-Cook
• How to Run Your Own Business
  –marketing director Kim Godfrey
• Your Ticket Out
  –accountant Sharon Gragg
• All Knotted Up
  –mathematician Shelly Harvey, PhD
• The Power of Money; It's Not Just for Men
  –investment banker Jessica Lyerla
• Accounting for your Future
  –auditor Paula D. Reed
• Selling Big Ticket Items Isn't What You Think
  –sales manager Lisa Walla

Simply Science (Morning Category D, Afternoon Category M)

• CSI Houston
  –forensic investigator Beverly Begay
• Geek Girls Rule!
  –business information analyst MaryEllen Hernandez and software quality manager Kit Robberson
• Good Water? Bad Water? How Do You Tell?
  –chemist Althea Menard and Uline Hollins-Frances, PhD
• Through the Microscope: Finding Friends and Foes
  –microbiologist Lisa Morano, PhD
• A Chemistry Experiment You'll Always Remember
  –chemist Marnie Moy
• Fear Factor...the Other Side (a real eye opener!)
  –science educator Amy Shah
• Searching for Wellness
  –Nutritionist Cynthia Tait, PhD
• How does a 300,000 lb. airplane fly?
  –airline pilot and captain Linda Wright

Engineering and Design Adventures (Morning Category E, Afternoon Category N)

• Ways to Protect Your Hearing
  –audiologist Paula Allison, AuD
• Create a Rewarding Career. Study Engineering!
  –business strategist Sonia Couté
• Designing the Built Environment
  –landscape architect Cris Franks, ASLA, PhD, ABD
• Everything Is Engineering
  –community affairs manager Paula McCain Harris
• Cubicle Queens
  –commerical interior decorator Lin Mills
• Engineering Energy
  –subsea engineer Lizie Nguyen
• Engineering the Human Body
  –biomedical engineer Veronique Tran, PhD
• Why Bother with IT
  –software engineer Emily Agis-Wahl
• Invention, the Mother of Our Society
  –patent attorney Marcella Watkins, JD

Animal Kingdom (Morning Category F, Afternoon Category O)

• They’re Animals!
  – veterinarians Natalie Antinoff, Sue Chen and Megan Baebler, DVMs
• Rocking Reptiles
  – wildlife rehabilitator Gina Disteldorf
• Caring for Champions of Medicine
  – lab animal trainer Jamieson L. Greaver
• Fish Soup: Life as a Marine Biologist
  – marine biologist Julie Massey
• Critters in the City
  – wildlife rehabilitator Rebecca McKeever
• Can we “BUG” you for a while?
  – entomologist Laurie Pierrel
• Marine Animals
  – Sea Camp staff Cathy Whitener
• The Art & Science of Animal Training
  – animal trainer Rebecca Spickler
• The Nose Knows: Search-Rescue Dogs at Work
  – canine search specialist Shelley Swedlaw
• Wild About Houston
  – environmental educator Vicki Vroble
  

Parent Sessions

Morning Sessions

FF.  How to Ensure Your Daughter’s Financial Success
–Laury Adams, Independent Financial Consultant

GG. Mother/Daughter Myths
–Arlene Baker, LCSW, Psychotherapist

HH. Step-By-Step Matching Process for College
–Beth Dennard, EdD, Educational Consultant

II, Enhancing Self-Esteem in Adolescence
–Vivian Eberhard, LCSW, Psychotherapist

Afternoon Sessions

RR. Tips and Tools to Help Save for College
–Suzanne Fails, CPA, CFP

SS. Becoming Media Savvy: Guarding Against Cyber Bullies and Social Networking
–Erin Kilby

TT. Enhance Your Daughter's Self Image
–Ruth Fowler, LPC, Therapist

UU. College Smarts
–Sandra Newton, Educational Consultant

Teacher Sessions

Morning Sessions

AA. Let the Web Work Wonders in Your classroom (2 hours)
–Susan Boone, Technology Applications Teacher

BB. Is There Life After Linear Functions? (2 Hours)
–Anna Papakonstantinou, PhD, Mathematics Educator, Director, RUSMP (2 hours)

CC. Creating Web-Based Activities FREE with Filamentality
–Kathleen Beedon Thalken, Technology Educational Director

DD. Home Grown: Using Locally Created Web Resources for Teaching Science
–Irmgard Willcockson, PhD, Science Educator

 

Afternoon Sessions

MM. Getting Your Girls Interested in Technology
–Valerie Barnhill, Math Teacher

NN. Engaging Your Students with a 21st century Promethean activboard!
–Karen Adams, Teaching and Learning Consultant

OO. STEM Computer Science Lessons
–Karen North, Technology Specialist

PP. Using Soma Figures to Develop Spatial Visualization
–Jackie Sack, Math Educator, and Irma Vazques, Teacher (last session only)

QQ. Mastery Through Math Games
–Susan Troutman, Math Department Chair