Tigger Stavola Foundation Professional Speakers
As part of our commitment to supporting the educational growth and development of students, in all areas of drug education, the Tigger Stavola Foundation has implemented specific guidelines for contracting speakers for presentations to ensure the efficient allocation of our resources.
Dan Duddy
TSF Speaker
Dan is a motivational speaker who counsels educators, coaches, business leaders, religious groups, and athletic teams. Dan inspires a strong inner core for overcoming life’s challenges in sports, faith, family, and mentoring. Dan Duddy has been married for 36 years and is the father of 8 children. For 39 years, Dan was a special education teacher, coach of multiple sports, and student advisor. He is known as a passionate speaker who brings an engaging sense of humor to both religious and secular audiences. Dan offers a wide variety of topics for public schools and spiritual for the private schools, as well as a specific set of topics for student athletes. Dan lost his nineteen year old son six years ago in a drunk driving accident where his son’s friend was the driver. Dan has been able to use his story as a precautionary tale for pre-prom drinking and driving events in a nontraditional, passionate, and inspiring way.
https://www.danduddy.com
KYDS - Mychal Mills and Rodney Salomon
TSF Speaker
Konscious Youth Development & Service (KYDS) is a 501c3 non-profit conscious youth development organization that transforms youth, schools and communities through holistic practices. KYDS was founded in 2014 by Mychal Mills and Rodney Salomon two passionate individuals looking to support the minds and bodies of our youth. KYDS offers holistic wellness programming for school educators, administration, educators, parents, and the community. They teach holistic wellness, mindfulness, and SEL tools to reduce stress, increase awareness, strengthen relationships and make decisions that lead to positive outcomes. KYDS programming is designed to provide simple, sustainable solutions that positively impact the culture within and outside of schools. KYDS programs help youth self-regulate to thrive and instill the ability for educators to be fully present with their students and their needs. KYDS evidence-based programming has been positively transforming schools and communities since 2014.
https://www.konscious.org
Matt Bellace
TSF Speaker
Dr. Bellace has a PhD in clinical psychology with a subspecialty in clinical neuropsychology, the study of the brain and behavior. He was twice awarded the Student Intramural Research and Training Award (IRTA) in neuroscience by the National Institutes of Mental Health to study memory in primates. His clinical training included working with patients at the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia), treating learning disorders in a pediatric neuropsychology private practice in suburban Philadelphia and performing cognitive behavioral therapy at Drexel University’s Student Counseling Center. Matt completed his clinical internship working with traumatic brain and spinal cord injury patients at The Mount Sinai Medical in New York City. In 2005, Matt successfully defended his dissertation, “Activation of the Hippocampus During Emotional Learning,” which was later published in the International Journal of Neuroscience.
https://www.mattbellace.com
ROB HOLLA
TSF Speaker
Featured on TV, radio, newspapers, and the like, Robb Holla is an internationally ,in-demand teen expert and youth motivational speaker who presents to hundreds of thousands around the US and Canada. Robb understands that students today need to be reached in new and innovative ways. From cell phones to Twitter updates, Facebook to YouTube, teens have both grown up in and created a culture that has redefined what it means to connect. Robb understands. He has dedicated his life to connecting with and empowering students everywhere. On any given day, he can be found speaking on stages around North America and answering questions as a highly sought-after teen help advocate. For Robb, it’s not about just talking to students; it’s about connecting with them where they are. When listening to Robb, your students will find themselves laughing and actively participating from start to finish, all while learning valuable lessons along the way. Today, Robb resides in Dallas, TX amongst friends and family who inspire him daily.
https://robbholl.com
ROBERT HACKENSON
TSF Speaker
Since 2004 Robert Hackenson Jr. has been traveling across the United States, Canada and around the world speaking and keynoting for schools and colleges, organizations, and companies including: Frito Lay, The Boston Beer Company (Sam Adams), and New York Life. He truly has an exceptional knack for presenting material in a highly interactive and engaging way that delivers important messages to audiences . Over the years Robert has partnered with several organizations, creating and delivering presentations on a number of topics to a variety of audiences. He has delivered presentations on: “Bullying Prevention,” “Social Media Dangers & Cyber Safety,” “Drug, Alcohol, & Tobacco Awareness (Sober Thoughts),” “Moving Up to New School,” and “Vaping & Marijuana Awareness” to students, teachers and parents at Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools, and Colleges.
https://dynamicinfluence.com
SHAWN METZ
TSF Speaker
Shawn Metz is a captivating, motivational speaker determined to steer younger audiences against the inevitable dangers of substance abuse. Through instilling self-confidence in his listeners and the power of goal-oriented change, he retells his personal, compelling story of the positive realities when one takes control of their own life. Now, with ten years of long-term recovery, Shawn captivates audiences with his inspirational message of mind over matter and the ability we all have within us to redefine who we are because, as Shawn so often says, “You are not your past, you are who you choose to become.” With special emphasis on the severity of the growing epidemic of substance abuse, Shawn drives home the message that it’s not only okay to leave the party, it’s a matter of life and death. With nearly 20 million Americans, some as young as 12 years old, struggling with substance use disorder, Shawn tailors his message to fit his audience as he connects with young and old alike, bridging all socio and economic demographics to facilitate a positive change in people’s perceptions, as well as how they think and act.
https://www.shawnmetz.com
Stephen Hill
TSF Speaker
Stephen Hill—founder of Speak Sobriety, young person in recovery, bestselling author, recovery coach, and a fierce attorney advocating for treatment over incarceration—is a renowned national speaker on substance use prevention & mental health awareness with a truly inspiring comeback story that everyone must hear. Stephen has presented in front of thousands of people for over 500 schools, drug free community coalitions, alliances, and organizations across the country. Stephen was able to overcome a severe substance use disorder, work in the field of addiction prevention, treatment and recovery, start his own speaking and coaching company, receive his bachelor’s with honors from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, earn his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, pass the New York bar exam, publish his memoir A Journey to Recovery which was a #1 New Release in Drug Dependency on Amazon, and live a happy and healthy lifestyle with his friends and family.
https://speaksobriety.com
