PUBLIC SPEAKING EXPERIENCE

I have presented on a number of topics however most of my presentations center on our family's journey with Aiden and Apert syndrome. Please contact me at tarynskees[at]gmail.com if you are interested in sharing a message about overcoming challenges or educating your group about differences. I can also tailor my message based on our experiences to any audience.

• Becoming That Family: Learning to Live (and Love) Our Special Needs Life
  Norton Healthcare Leadership Conference - KY Fairgrounds - 400+ in attendance

• Understanding Differences and the Importance of Choosing Kind
  KY Family Resource and Youth Services Centers Victory Over Violence Conference
  2015: Galt House Hotel, Louisville, KY; 30+ in attendance
  2016: Lexington Convention Center, Lexington, KY; 30 in attendance

• Guest Speaker, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentucky Annual Meeting
  The Olmstead - Louisville, KY; 120+ in attendance

• Apert Syndrome and Family Centered Care @ Bellarmine University - Louisville, KY
  Bellarmine Association of Nursing Students (BANS); 70+ in attendance

• Apert Syndrome and Occupational Therapy @ Spalding University - Louisville, KY
  Occupational Therapy Graduate Program; 40+ in attendance

• Apert Syndrome: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes @ Oldham County High School
  LaGrange, KY; 25 in attendance

• Teaching Children About Differences
  + St. Bernadette - Adult Faith Formation - Prospect, KY; 100+ in attendance
  + St. John MOPS group - Prospect, KY - 45 in attendance
  + Northside Christian Church - New Albany, IN - 20 in attendance
  + Beechgrove Elementary Born Learning Group - Beechgrove, KY - 20 in attendance

• Understanding Differences and God's Call to Kindness
  + Christ Church - Adult Congregation - Louisville, KY; 100+ in attendance

• "Choose Kind" Presentations - School assemblies and/or classroom discussions centered on the fiction novel Wonder, about a boy with a craniofacial condition similar to Aidens, and why kindness is so important
  
  + Goshen Elementary School - Prospect, KY - 3rd-5th grade assembly
  + Beechgrove Elementary School – Beechgrove, KY - school-wide assembly K-5
  + Holy Family Parish – New Albany, IN - Religious Ed program grades 1-5
  + Grantline Elementary – New Albany, IN - 3rd grade class
  + Stephens Elementary – Burlington, KY - 4-5th grade assembly
  + Cartmel Elementary – Carrollton, KY - Teacher Staff meeting
  + St. Bernadette Catholic Church – Prospect, KY - Religious Ed program grades 1-5
  + North Harrison Elementary - Ramsey, IN - school-wide assembly K-5
  + Taylor Mill Elementary - Taylor Mill, KY - 3rd grade class
  + St. Patrick's Church - Taylor Mill, KY - Religious Ed program grades K-8
  + Westport Middle School - Louisville, KY - 6th grade classes 2015, 2016, 2017
  + Thornewild Elementary School - Hebron, KY - 3rd-5th grade assembly
  + St. Henry School - Erlanger, KY - 3rd-5th grade assembly
  + St. John Awana - Prospect, KY - Preschool classes