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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Conference Registration
Desk, Main Level
Registration Area Open
7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Lobby, Main Level
Exhibitor Area Open
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Presidents Hall
Pre-Function Area
Main Level
Breakfast Buffet
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Presidents Hall
Main Level
Opening Remarks and Keynote Speaker
Opening Remarks
Susan D’Annunzio, Student Services Supervisor
– Pennsylvania Department of Education,
Harrisburg, Pa.
Shileste Overton-Morris, Senior Program
Development and Organizational Manager –
Center for Schools and Communities,
Camp Hill, Pa.
Keynote Speaker
A Message of Hope: The Manny Scott Story
Manuel Scott, Founder of INK and Original
Freedom Writer – Atlanta, Ga.
An original Freedom Writer whose story is
told in the Hollywood film “Freedom Writers,”
Manuel Scott has devoted his life to equipping
others with proven tools to succeed. A dynamic
speaker and facilitator whose experiences have
helped him inspire people of all ages and life
stages, Scott travels the world empowering
leaders, educators and youth through powerful
programs and presentations taken from his own
life experiences.
At fourteen, Scott dropped out of school and
began to fulfill his teacher’s awful prediction
that he would be either dead or in jail by
the age of 18. His use of drugs and alcohol
eventually led to involvement in criminal
activities. He says, “When I look back, I
now see that I was heading down a path that
would have destroyed me.” However, due to
an amazing transformation, he has defied the
odds. “I was dismissed as ‘unreachable’ and
‘unteachable,’ and classified as an ‘English
as a Second Language’ student,” he says.
“But something special happened and I love
sharing that message with others.” The former
high school dropout now holds degrees from
the University of California at Berkeley and
Trinity International University. He is currently
working on his doctorate in Chicago and is the
author of “Take Matters Into Your Own Hands:
Dream Now!”.
Scott now speaks at universities, civic
organizations, schools, retreats, seminars and
religious institutions. In his keynote address,
Scott will share his story, and several eyeopening
insights to inspire people to become
change agents called Page Turners, those who
help others write new, more fulfilling chapters in
their lives. “I do not share my story to impress
people,” Scott explains, “but to impress upon
them some invaluable lessons that literally
changed my life.”
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