Looking for what's inside, waiting to come out. Local business people and educators, musicians and artists bring forth what's inside of them.
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Benson Hougland is a 17-year Temecula resident, husband, and father of two elementary school boys and an adult daughter. As vice president at Opto 22, a local software developer and hardware manufacturer of products used in the industrial automation and information technology markets, he’s responsible for product evolution, marketing, training, and communications.
Benson’s interests include making wine, making music, and making memories with family and friends in activities like boating, camping, and traveling. He has a passion for technology of all kinds that drives a deep desire to make his work and the world around him better. www.opto22.com |
Leah Di Bernardo is the founder and chef of E.A.T, a farm-to-table style eatery, specialty food marketplace, sustainable education/event space, and home delivery service for both local organic produce and meals, conveniently located in the heart of Old Town Temecula.
Recognizing that improving our food system and our health starts with showing people how to source and utilize sustainable, clean ingredients, Leah conceptualized a new kind of Eatery that is delicious, healthy and educational. While good food is not cheap, Leah believes that supporting local growers and food artisans will ultimately make sustainable food available to everyone. www.eatmarketplace.com |
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Paul Greive is the co-founder of Primal Pastures, a pastured livestock farm located in Temecula.
A former track and field athlete and a Marine, Paul started Primal Pastures in 2012 with his family, 50 chicks, and no experience. In less than two years, the farm has grown into one of the most prominent sustainable livestock farms in Southern California, providing the region with top quality chicken, eggs, lamb, beef, pork, and honey grown and raised right here. www.primalpastures.com |
Dr. Barbara Young is President and CEO of Young Enterprises, a multi-faceted consulting company that provides Leadership workshops and retreats for business and professional women and men, and Life Empowerment and Leadership seminars for business and corporate leaders. Building on her administrative and professorial experience in higher education, Dr. Young has become a well-known national and international speaker and host of LA Talk Radio show “Transformation for Success.”
In 2012, in partnership with the Perris Union High School District, she established the Success 4 U Teen Leadership Academy, a holistic program that helps young women develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to succeed in high school and college and become our future leaders. www.drbarbarayoung.com - www.success4Ufoundation.org |
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Monya Henry, LVN is the Resident Services Director of The Village Retirement Community in Hemet, where she manages nurses and caregivers for a community of nearly 200 elderly residents. Monya has a lifelong interest in and appreciation for the older people in our community. Understanding that aging is a life journey all of us must take, she realizes the significance of focusing on our senior population. A Licensed Vocational Nurse for more than 15 years, Monya also earned a Bachelors Degree in Health Science with an emphasis on Healthcare Administration and Management. She is a wife and mother of three who absolutely enjoys learning from different people of all walks of life. |
Mark Harnetiaux is a high school science teacher with passions including electronics and ham radio, welding, ranching, cooking, and Making!
Father of one brilliant daughter and madly in love with life partner Traci, Mark lives in Temecula wine country with one dog and any varying number of cows, pigs, and chickens. He’s always looking for something to learn, do, or break. www.twitter.com/CtrSpc |
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Joe Rathburn is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His vast stage experience includes festivals, arenas, clubs, churches, and coffeehouses, headlining his own shows as well as opening shows for musicians as diverse as Ellis Paul, Chuck Berry, Dave Van Ronk, Ray Charles, and Kiss.
Joe’s music can be placed in the genre called Positive Music. His tunes have purpose. They speak to the heart and mind of the listener directly and uplift the soul in an instantly tangible way, while remaining fun, interesting, and non-preachy.
Joe was a hit at our very first TEDxTemecula, and we're delighted to welcome him back for 2014.
www.joerathburn.com
Joe’s music can be placed in the genre called Positive Music. His tunes have purpose. They speak to the heart and mind of the listener directly and uplift the soul in an instantly tangible way, while remaining fun, interesting, and non-preachy.
Joe was a hit at our very first TEDxTemecula, and we're delighted to welcome him back for 2014.
www.joerathburn.com
Chanta Darra Chuong is an instrumental musician and founding member of “inthebackground,” a group of individuals that thrive on storytelling through atmosphere.
What began as a solo project has developed into a band of dedicated musicians who write lyricless music based on experiences from their day-to-day lives. Members of inthebackground incude: Chanta Darra Chuong (steel string guitar), Dillon Droke (classical nylon guitar), and Dylan Fellhoelter (bass guitar). Together they perform their music as an artistic safe haven to those who yearn for it. |
Thom Curry is General Manager of the Temecula Olive Oil Company. He and his wife Nancy moved to Temecula from Los Angeles, researched the area, and purchased a 26-acre ranch where they planted a grape vineyard and olive trees. They now grow 20 varieties of olives on the ranch and practice sustainable agriculture, benefitting both their products and the community.
Thom is certified by the International Olive Oil Council as a Master Taster and sits on the Taste Panel of the California Olive Oil Council, a non-profit trade and marketing association for olive and olive oil makers in California. www.temeculaoliveoil.com |