The Team that Makes it Happen
A group of passionate volunteers from Louisiana’s flagship university started TEDxLSU in 2012 as a platform for collaboration, dialogue, and innovation within Baton Rouge and its surrounding communities. In a brief time, TEDxLSU has grown into a robust program that ignites the community, promotes communication of creative and intellectual ideas, enables experiential student learning, and fosters connections within and beyond the University campus. TEDxLSU exists as a for-the-community-by-the-community endeavor and relies on the commitment and talent of volunteers across many sectors.
Experience Curators
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Rebecca Burdette, Magician
Melissa Thompson, Talk Engineer
Annemarie Galeucia, All-Knowing Sage
Kevin DiBenedetto, Tech Kingpin
Executive Team
Wes Kennison, Creative Bloc & Launch Media
Jeremy Harper, Independent writer, editor, and designer
Morgan Kastner, Baton Rouge Area Chamber
André Dugal, BBR Creative
Heather McClelland, Heather Jayce Photography
Becky Carmichael, LSU CxC-Science
Prosanta Chakrabarty, LSU Ichthyology Curator and TED Fellow
Jeremy Harper, Independent writer, editor, and designer
Morgan Kastner, Baton Rouge Area Chamber
André Dugal, BBR Creative
Heather McClelland, Heather Jayce Photography
Becky Carmichael, LSU CxC-Science
Prosanta Chakrabarty, LSU Ichthyology Curator and TED Fellow
Student Krewe
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A collection of nearly 100 passionate, creative and tenacious LSU student volunteers representing dozens of majors across colleges. This is the team you see pounding the pavement and propelling promo across LSU's campus, other schools and the broader Baton Rouge community.