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ALL TEAM MEMBERS ARE VOLUNTEERS

TEDxEustis is a not-for-profit corporation and per the rules of TEDx, no one is paid to be part of the team. We cannot pay Speakers, Board Members, Coaches, or any other volunteer.

Our core team puts in a lot of hours every year to create our annual TEDxEustis event.

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THE CORE TEDxEUSTIS TEAM

Timothy Totten, Co-Organizer

Robin Richter, Operations Manager

Timothy Totten, Co-Organizer

Tim is a parallel entrepreneur & lives in Eustis, Florida. He has several small businesses, Final Embrace, LLC, Artisan Laser Guild, Funeral Business Solutions, Architecture Travel Companion, LLC, & other interests. He is also very involved with the Amazing Race for Charity, the local charity organization he founded and leads as Director.


Tim has a son, Jacob, & a cat, Sophia.


Tim is on the TEDxEustis board as the President. He also emcees our events (as well as others) & has a YouTube channel that is very popular.

Byron Faudie, Co-Organizer

Robin Richter, Operations Manager

Timothy Totten, Co-Organizer

Byron is a sports photographer in his main business, eSportsPhoto, & along with business partner, Tim Totten, they have a gaming company called FunVenture, LLC. He lives in Tavares, Florida.


Byron is a staple in the Lake County, Florida area & participates in many events.  


Byron is on the TEDxEustis board as the Vice President.

Robin Richter, Operations Manager

Robin Richter, Operations Manager

Robin Richter, Operations Manager

Robin works with Tim Totten in many different businesses & co-owns Architecture Travel Companion, LLC with him.  Robin lives in Eustis, Florida with her RN hubby, Joe, & 6 rescued dogs.  She has 5 children, 6 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren.   


Robin is a stickler for details & systems. Her role in TEDxEustis is to make sure the event goes smoothly & we pull off a world-class event. 


She is on the TEDxEustis board as the Secretary/Treasurer.  She also oversees the Concierge Team for every event.


Robin is also on the board of PAWS Therapy Dogs, Inc. & is a director and volunteer with the Amazing Race for Charity since it's founding and a board member since 2021.

Curators

Sabrina Sterling - Co-Curator 2023

Peter Kenjosian - Curator 2019-2021, Co-Curator 2022-2023

Peter Kenjosian - Curator 2019-2021, Co-Curator 2022-2023

Sabrina Sterling, Ed.D. has been a part of the TEDxEustis team since 2019 when she presented Re-Thinking Digital Participation.  For our 2023 event, Sabrina agreed to be a Co-Curator!

Sabrina has served as a coach for the past several events and last year, she added on the task of research and reference verification.  

Sabrina serves as a Technology Instructional Specialist in Camden County Georgia, working with teachers implementing technology that both drives and delivers instruction.

She is also a Star Trek geek and loves, loves, loves the musical artist, Prince.

Peter Kenjosian - Curator 2019-2021, Co-Curator 2022-2023

Peter Kenjosian - Curator 2019-2021, Co-Curator 2022-2023

Peter Kenjosian - Curator 2019-2021, Co-Curator 2022-2023

Since 2019, Peter Kenjosian has been our Curator, taking over when Claudia moved out of the area.  Pete is very involved with the community and Toastmasters, too.

Pete owns ASK Cleaning Services in Lake County, Florida.  You'll have to ASK him what he does.  He's really shy!  Oh, and ask him to sing!

Performance Curator

Linda King

Ever since we started TEDxEustis, Linda King has been by our side, helping in any and every way possible. Linda has been a Concierge, Coach, and now she is the Performance Curator for our Performers.  

She is married to the fabulous Bert King and they are one of Eustis's cutest couples ever!  They are both super involved with their alma mater, Florida State, and the band there.  Linda is an Aflac representative in her spare time.

2023 Coaches

Carolyn Stein

Debra R. Banks

Dennis Gleason

Det H. Joks

Geraldine Hogan

James B. Thomas, Jr.

Jessica Hartman

Kori Novak

Linda Clarke

Maria Martinez

Peter Kenjosian

Price Polynice

Timothy Totten

William Hayes

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Stage Team

Kathy Thomas, Stage Manager

Shananne Cain, Assistant Stage Manager

Shananne Cain, Assistant Stage Manager

Kathy has been our stage manager almost every year and does a fantastic job. She has a ton of theatre experience and her attention to detail and caring about the performance really shows. 

Kathy is an acupuncture physician and is married to James, "Papa Didge".  They are both incredible cheerleaders for TEDxEustis and we're very glad to have them in our family!

Shananne Cain, Assistant Stage Manager

Shananne Cain, Assistant Stage Manager

Shananne Cain, Assistant Stage Manager

Shananne and Kathy make a great stage team. Just don't get in their way when they are working!

Shananne is the same with her own business, Shananne Cain Florist in Umatilla, where they are "Masters in the Art of Floral Design" or something like that! Another very strong cheerleader for TEDxEustis, Shananne is an essential part of our team, too.

Concierge Team Captain

Ashley Valverde

Since 2021, Ashley has been kicking it up a notch in terms of our concierge team. She is super organized and knows what needs to be done and when. If you have any issues whatsoever during your attendance at our event, Ashley can solve it and quickly. She is exactly what we think of when we think world class!

Ashley is married to Jeremy, and he has a very successful business, Affinity Tech Solutions.  They have 3 great kids and they are all ready to help when asked.  

Our Concierge Team for 2023

  • Amy Wixted
  • Avra Thomas   
  • Bert King (Lead Concierge)   
  • Dick Mills   
  • Ginna Gonzalez   
  • Ines Krause   
  • J.B. Thomas   
  • Lea Tran   
  • Lucas Wixted   
  • Marie Aliberti   
  • Tara Gibson    

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TEDxEustis

Our Office: 1809 S. Bay St., Eustis, Florida 32726-5666, USA

TEDxEustis@gmail.com

The quickest and most preferred way to reach our all-volunteer team is always via email.

This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED.

Licensee: Timothy Totten

TEDxEustis was founded in 2017.

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  • Kaizen | Jan 2018
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  • Think Again | Jan 2020
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