About Us
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDxSonomaCounty is held annually at the Jackson Theater at Sonoma Country Day School in Santa Rosa, California, bringing together our community with inspiring speakers, artists and performers to explore a theme. Bridging Forward: Past, Present, Future is our theme for 2025.
About US
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDxSonomaCounty is held annually at the Jackson Theater at Sonoma Country Day School in Santa Rosa, California, bringing together our community with inspiring speakers, artists and performers to explore a theme. THIS IS US is our theme for 2023.
What is TED?
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.
The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Vancouver, British Columbia. TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world get help translating their wishes into action; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self- organized TED-style events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
What is TEDx?
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDxSonomaCounty is held annually at the Jackson Theater at Sonoma Country Day School in Santa Rosa, California, bringing together our community with inspiring speakers, artists and performers to explore a theme. We are organized by a group of individuals who are inspired by TED and want to bring the experience to Sonoma County.
TEDxSonomaCounty is operating under license from TED, organizers of the immensely popular TED Conference, an annual event where some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to share what they are most passionate about. In the spirit of “ideas worth spreading,” TED has created TEDx, a program of local, organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
Our Organizers
Anisya Fritz
License Holder / Emcee
Marilyn Nagel
License Holder / Executive Producer
Elizabeth Gleadall
Chair / Founding Partner
Andrea Alcaro
Social Media
Catherine Barnett
Communications
Sara Soergel
Design
Linda Streb
Marketing
Asma Stewart
Sponsorships & Digital Marketing
Special Thanks
We also want to thank our founding members and speaker coaches who help bring TEDxSonomaCounty to life.
Amar Hanspal, Founding License Holder
Shannon Ledger, Founding Chair
Brad Weaver, Founding Partner / Host
Speaker Coaches
Nathan Gold
Kristin Link
Hillary Wicht
Marilyn Nagel
Join The Movement
Looking to get involved?
Creatives and educators. Doctors, scientists, and executives. Moms, dads, aunts, and uncles. Our TEDxSonomaCounty team is a union of community members with something in common: we love spreading ideas.
