Meet our Speakers: Gina Bacon & Dannie Soloff

With just over a month left to go till TEDxWWU, we are excited and pleased to announce the innovative speakers for the first TEDx event at Western. This week, we would like to introduce two more of our speakers, Gina Bacon and Dannie Soloff.

Gina Bacon graduated from Western Washington University in 2008 and received her Master’s Degree in Communication from the University of Utah in 2011. Gina is a Korean adoptee and has shared her story of racial identity at several events, including two international adoption conferences. Gina has a publication in press about familial and racial identity, and was featured in the newsletter of the Autonomous University of Barcelona’s (UAB) AFIN Research Group. She currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah and works in the Dean’s Office of the University of Utah School of Medicine.

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Dannie Soloff was raised in the Pacific Northwest and grew up fascinated by the history of humans and the sciences of the earth and cosmos. In the effort to positively serve society, Dannie is exploring the true capacity of Social Development Programs in opening individuals and groups to greater integrity.  After exploring general studies at Western Washington University, Dannie transferred to Fairhaven College to design an interdisciplinary concentration involving leadership, eco-mimicry, and social health. His self-designed major is titled "Social Stewardship". Daniel also enjoys gardening, ecological projects  yoga, dance and cooking; his meditative activities. "May everyone everywhere be well."