TEDx MellenStreet

01/19/2024

Congratulations Chaz

You are officially a TEDx speaker!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfK5jfQ8psI

01/19/2024

Congratulations Archi Marrapu
You are officially a TEDx speaker

Archi Marrapu is only 17 and is a powerful speaker

AI is the newest phenomenon and it's a groundbreaking technology in today's society. 16-year-old, Archi Marrapu gives a dynamic talk about AI in the health f...

12/25/2023

11/17/2023

Congratulations Asa!

Asa Jackson is an American artist, curator, and director based in Virginia. As a multidisciplinary artist, Jackson’s work explores the cross section of textile from various countries, peoples, time periods, and personal histories. His works are often anthropological studies, representing the lives of myriad people, their collective and individual stories.

By cutting and sewing fabrics together, Jackson metaphorically mixes cultures, time periods, people and places into unified works of art. Jackson studied sociology at Boston University. He then moved to New York in 2010, where he was featured in several exhibitions, including a career-defining solo exhibition at the Samuel Owen Gallery in Greenwich, CT.

Jackson then opened 670 Gallery in Virginia, leading the gallery as its director from 2014-2017. He has since been featured in numerous exhibitions, including more recently MoCA Arlington, VA, Hodges Taylor Gallery in Charlotte, NC, Virginia MoCA in Virginia Beach, VA, and the Harvy B. Gantt Center in Charlotte, NC.

His work is a part of various prominent collections including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Capital One Corporate Collection, and the Hascoe Family Collection.

Jackson is the co-founder and executive director of the CAN Foundation, a not-for-profit arts organization in Newport News, VA, with a focus on artist development, arts education, and public projects. He served on the board of the Virginia Commission for the Arts from 2018-2023 where he acted as chairman for FY 2022

11/15/2023

TEDxMellenStreet LIVE! with special guest Dana Barnett- Watson

TEDxMellenStreet LIVE is the official TEDxMellenStreet podcast show highlighting our sponsors, community partners, and speakers for their 2023 event on Novem...

11/09/2023

"The narrative is yours to claim" - Sacha Walton

Hampton, November 8, 2023

11/09/2023

Thank you Tonya Fields and Connected Compass Non-Profit for being our sponsor

11/09/2023

We are so happy to announce our production sponsor ALPAS FILMS! Thank you
http://alpasfilms.com/

11/06/2023

I'm SO excited to have Violinist Megan Jenifer-Harris bringing her exquisite sounds to the TEDx MellenStreet stage.

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Megan Jenifer-Harris, teacher, violinst, sound healer, author, Internet marketer, AWAI-trained copywriter and motivational speaker and abides by her motto of “Living Life on Purpose with Purpose.” Gifted with a myriad of inspirational tools and processes, Mrs. Jenifer-Harris is driven by her passion for teaching and spreading God’s Universal message of Love.

Megan is a lover of all-things-healing-arts. She recognizes the importance of relationships and looks for ways to foster healthy partnerships in life and business. Her Healing Place was created to collaborate with skilled healing professionals and create safe spaces for community and personal growth.

She’s received various training in music, sound healing, business, Kemetic Yoga, spirituality and prosperity from several mentors in various areas including Hampton University, Full Sail University, Lisa Alexander, AWAI, Dan Kennedy, Ronda Cole, Yirser Ra Hotep, Sandy Forster, Carol Look and Asha Tyson.

Her business, The NIA Project, Inc., is a wellness company that teaches self-development through books, workshops, as well as personal-growth, habit strategy & and energy coaching.

Although she’s a self-published author and has degrees in Music Engineering Technology (BS), Business Administration (MBA), Internet Marketing (IMMS), and is certified as a Genesis Master Vibrational Sound and Energy Therapist in The Alexander Method®️ of Sound and Vibrational Therapy, Megan is most proud of her family. She’s a wife and mom of two children & one fur baby.

Mrs. Jenifer-Harris is available for speaking engagements, music performances, sound frequency tunings, media interviews and appearances, private life-coaching, private violin, viola and cello instruction, workshops, seminars and non-profit events.

11/05/2023

We want to celebrate Dana for the work she's doing with the 19 speakers. She has been diligent, reliable, and, most importantly, a true blessing to the executive team.

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Dana Watson, Founder of Elev8te Health & Wellness Master Transformational Healing Coach Early Childhood Professional Development Coach.

Dana Watson is a native of Norfolk, VA. She is employed full-time as an
Intervention Coordinator, for Hampton City Schools, working with administrators
on implementing effective interventions in the classrooms. Her background
includes working in the criminal justice system, foster care, education, and the
nonprofit sector.

She has a bachelor's degree in Human Services, three master’s degrees in education, Human Service Counseling, and Practical Theology, and is currently working on her doctorate degree in Christian Counseling.

Dana is a best-selling author, TEDx speaker, trainer, workshop facilitator,
and Master Coach. As a multi-certified coach, she specializes in trauma-informed
care, emotional health, social-emotional learning, and healing from relationship
trauma.

She has developed a passion for working with early learners, teachers, and their parents. Her goal is to teach early learners how to express their feelings healthily and learn self-regulation skills, to reduce generational trauma.

With this goal in mind, she created the Express Yourself Program, an interactive program that creates opportunities and experiences through story-telling, social-emotional learning, and student engagement.

Dana started her business, Elev8te Health & Wellness in 2019 after receiving her health and life coaching certification from Health Coach Institute.

Elev8te is a restorative practice that focuses on the transformation of physical, emotional, and mental well-being.

Elev8te provides holistic use of evidence-based skillful conversation, clinical interventions, and strategies to engage clients actively and safely in health behavior change.

11/04/2023

19 Speakers at One Location

November 18th at the Historic American Theater in Hampton Virginia