Selected Speaking Engagements

TEDxCornell, Speaker, Ithaca, NY, Save the World: Eat a Bug, 2022

World Food Prize, Global Youth Institute, Immersion Session Leader, Des Moines, IA, Edible Insects 2021

Gratiot County Conservation Council Annual Meeting, Keynote Speaker, Gratiot, MI, Edible Insects, 2018

National FFA Organization, Supervised Agricultural Experience Spotlight, Beekeeping, 2017

Speaking Awards

New York State Champion in Impromptu Public Speaking, 2021

2nd place in American Forensics Association National Tournament Novice Impromptu Public Speaking, 2021

Honorable Mention in Cornell Eastman-Rice Public Speaking Competition, $600, 2019

3rd Place in Student Presentations at Michigan Entomological Society Annual Meeting, $50, 2018

Full List of Speaking Engagements

Herpetological Society at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, Local Biodiversity for Reptiles and Amphibians, 2021

New Jersey 4-H World Food Security Coalition, NJ, My World Food Prize Journey, 2017-21

Fall Festival, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Snakes Ecology, 2021

Ecohouse Dormitory Cornell, Ithaca, NY, Introduction to Herpetology, 2021

Becker Dormitory Cornell, Ithaca, NY, Introduction to Herpetology, 2021

Court-Kay-Bauer Dormitory Cornell, Ithaca, NY, Introduction to Herpetology, 2021

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, Ithaca, NY, Local Biodiversity, 2020

Snodgrass and Wigglesworth entomology club, Ithaca, NY, Lovebugs: Insect Courtship, 2020

IvyOnline professional development speaker series, Chinese webinar, Public Speaking, 2020

Beverly Martin Elementary School, Ithaca, NY, Insect Diversity, 2019

Enfield Elementary School, Ithaca, NY, Insect Diversity, 2019

Gratiot County Conservation Council Annual Meeting, Keynote Speaker, Gratiot, MI, Entomophagy  2018

Cornell Entomology Department Holiday Party, Ithaca, NY, Cicada Education, 2018

Capitol Experience, 4-H, Lansing, MI, My 4-H Journey, 2018

Bee Palooza, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, Bumble Bees & Pollinators, 2017-18

Officer Camp, Region III FFA, Central Michigan, Team Leadership, 2017-18

Michigan 4-H Youth Leadership & Global Citizenship Spectacular, Tustin, MI, Entomophagy, 2017-18

Science Nights, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, Honey Bees, 2017

Viva la Pollination, Dow Gardens, Midland. MI, Insect Diversity, 2017

Rural Education Day, Gratiot County, MI, Insects in Agriculture, 2017

Rural Education Day, Isabella County, MI, Insects in Agriculture, 2017

AgroLiquid, St. John's, MI, Honey Bees, 2016-17

Teens as Teachers, Ag Innovators, 4-H, Detroit MI, How to Teach about Bees, 2016-17

Food For America, FFA, Breckenridge, MI, Insects in Agriculture, 2014-17

Laurenz Farm Tour, Breckenridge, MI, Insects in Agriculture, 2010-17

Chippewa Nature Center Summer Class, Midland, MI, Honey Bees, 2016

Forest Hill Nature Center, Midland. MI, Insect Ecology, 2016

Jakes Day, Boy Scouts of America, Sturgis, MI, Outdoor Safety, 2016

Exploration Days, 4-H, East Lansing, MI, Introduction to Entomology, 2016

Camp Neyati, 4-H, Hillcrest, MI, Honey Bees, 2016

Coldwater Lake Camp, 4-H, Coldwater, MI, Honey Bees, 2016