KEYNOTE SPEAKER

As past president of the National Recreation and Park Association, and as a member of numerous board of directors, such as the United States Tennis Association, Community Olympic Development Program, US Play Coalition to name a few. There have been several occasions when it was necessary for me to contract public speakers or entertainers of various types to speak/perform at major events.

Those top keynote speakers and/or performers have included: Billie Jean King, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Serena Williams, Richard Louv, Mary Carrillo, Judy Collins, Blake Shelton and many others. And with out question, Michele Smith is one of the BEST we have ever had speak locally and nationally at various events.

She inspires an influence of passion and caring for any subject she is speaking on to her audiences. No matter what the age or type of group she is speaking to, she can relate.

Please feel free to contact me if additional information is needed concerning Michele Smith's background.

Jodie Adams, Missouri State University Faculty
Retired Director of Parks
Springfield-Greene County Park Board

Thank you for serving as a presenter at the MSHSAA Sportsmanship Summit in St. Charles on August 14th. We are grateful for your time and efforts to promote the positive aspect of interscholastic competition.

You play a key role in the overall success of this year's Summit, which attracted over 4000 delegates and presenters. Commitment like yours has helped the MSHSAA grow into one of the five largest high school sportsmanship events in the nation and has made Missouri a national leader in sportsmanship education.

Due in part to your commitment at the Summit, we are confident that many Missouri students, coaches and administrators will be better prepared to handle the challenges they will face in 2010-2011 and beyond. Thank you for being so generous with your time and for being a true CHAMPION of character.

Dr. Kerwin Urhahn, Executive Director
Missouri State High School Athletic Association

On behalf of Athletes for Hearts, Inc, thank you very much for your support for our charity foundation. Your efforts at the recent Triple Crown event in Colorado helped generate $2,685, which has already been put to work assisting families with children who have life-threatening heart defects. Our foundation is 100% volunteer-driven and we utilize less than 10% of all proceeds to operate, so your money will go a long way to support our cause.

We hope that you will assist Athletes for Hearts again in upcoming events.

Keith Overton, Founder, Athletes for Hearts
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Tradewinds Island Grand Resort

Thank you so much for agreeing to be our featured speaker at "Teal Triumphs Over Ovarian Cancer' on September 20, 2014. Your presentation was outstanding and captivated the audience with its inspiration, sincerity, and dose of humor. We so appreciate your time and donation of auction items too. You made the evening quite special!

Carole Martine, Volunteer Coordinator, ovacome.org