Scroll down to the desired speaker’s name and click the speaker’s name or the play button (triangle in a circle) to listen. You’ll want to have your computer speakers turned on. Click on the links to visit websites, resources & giveaways.

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Dan Anselment

• Dan Anselment, Licensed Police Officer, Forensic Crime Scene Investigator, Author of “Officer Dan” Book Series (June 2013) GIVEAWAY (July 2013)

Jill Nolan and Laura Beaver

• Jill Nolan, Parent Involvement Consultant/Presenter, Classroom Teacher
• Laura Beaver, Parent Involvement Consultant/Presenter, Title I Teacher/Coordinator (June 2013)

Holly Elissa Bruno

• Holly Elissa Bruno, MA, JD, Holly Elissa Bruno Keynotes & Team Building, Wheelock College Adjunct Instructor, Host of “Heart to Heart Conversations” on leadership: BAMradionetwork (May 2013)

Mary Jo Huff

• Mary Jo Huff, Keynote Speaker, Author, Song Writer, and Recording Artist, GIVEAWAY (April 2013)
  

CHILD LIFE MONTH (March 2013)
Diane Hart, Ellen Hollon, Lynn Kokal, Melissa Hicks

• Melissa Hicks, MS, CCLS, LPC, RPT-S, Child Life Specialist/Consultant, 2010 Recipient CLC Distinguished Service Award, Co-Founder- Wonders & Worries
  
• Lynn Kokal, DCTC Early Childhood and Youth Development & Child Life Assistant Alumi, Child Life Associate- Children’s Hospital of MN
  
• Ellen Hollon, MS, Child Life Speaker/Presenter, Past Director- Child Life/Child Development Department, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, 2006 Recipient CLC Distinguished Service Award
  
• Diane Hart, MA, CCLS, President- Child Life Council, Director- Child Life Department, BC Children’s Hospital
  

MaryAnn Kohl

• MaryAnn Kohl, Award-winning Author, Publisher, Art Advocate, and Educational Consultant (February 2013) GIVEAWAY, Free art activities, Facebook, Twitter, Blog
  

Dr. Harvey Karp

• Harvey Karp, Pediatrician, Child Development Specialist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the USC School of Medicine, Author of The Happiest Baby and Toddler Series, Website, Twitter, Facebook (January 2013) GIVEAWAY
  

Rick Ackerly

• Rick Ackerly,  Educator, Keynote, Author of The Genius in Children: Bringing out the Best in Your Child and The Genius in Every Child: Encouraging Character, Curiosity, and Creativity in Children, Blog (December 2012) GIVEAWAY
  

Deborah Stewart

• Deborah J Stewart,  Teach Preschool/Children’s Studio Owner (November 2012)
  

Jeff A. Johnson

• Jeff A Johnson, Author, Keynote, and Family Child Care Owner of Explorations Early Learning (October 2012) GIVEAWAY
  

Dr. Chip Donohue

• Chip Donohue , Director of Distance Learning, Director- TEC Center, Senior Fellow- Fred Rogers Center, Erikson Institute (September 2012)
  

Tom Copeland

• Tom Copeland, Licensed Attorney, Trainer, Author and Advocate on business issues for family child care providers (August 2012) GIVEAWAY
  

Stuart Stotts

• Stuart Stotts , Author, Storyteller and Songwriter, Keynote speaker, Kennedy Center Teaching Artist (July 2012) GIVEAWAY
  

Dr. Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

• Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Director of Parentchildhelp.com, Author of Raising Your Spirited Child, Sleepless in America and Kids, Parents and Power Struggles (June 2012) GIVEAWAY 
  

Tina Feigal

• Tina Feigal, Owner and Parent Coach at Center for the Challenging Child (May 2012) GIVEAWAY
  

WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD MONTH (Apr. 2012)
Dr. Gera Jacobs, Dr. Sharon Bergen, John Archambault, & Dr. Lilian Katz

• John Archambault, Author of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (DELAYED)
  
• Sharon Bergen, Executive Director of MnAEYC-MnSACA
  
• Gera Jacobs, President-Elect of the The National Association for the Education of Young Children
  
• Lilian Katz, Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Principal Investigator for the Illinois Early Learning Project, ^Contributor to the Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative, and Editor of  Early Childhood Research & Practice GIVEAWAY
  

CHILD LIFE MONTH (Mar. 2012)
Toni Millar, Sheila Palm, Civita Brown, & Eugene Johnson

• Eugene Johnson, MA, CCLS, RN, CPEN, Immediate Past President- Child Life Council,  Children’s Medical Center, Dallas-Emergency Department
  
• Civita Brown, MS, CCLS, Utica College, Coordinator of Internships, Co-Chair of Child Life Council’s Archives Management Group
  
• Toni Millar, MS, CCLS, Child Life Director at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York, President- Child Life Council, GIVEAWAY
  
• Sheila Palm, MA, CCLS, Child Life Manager at Children’s of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics, Recipient of the 2011 Distinguished Service Award
  

Duane Benson

• Duane Benson, Executive Director of the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation, Trustee for the Minnesota College and University System (Feb. 2012)
  

Erin and Dr. Marti Erickson

• Marti/Erin Erickson, Owner/Co-Host of Mom Enough (Jan. 2012) GIVEAWAY
  

Molly Eiche

• Molly Eiche, Child Life Specialist and Founder/Owner of Bare Heart Buddy (Dec. 2011) GIVEAWAY
  

Laura Berg

• Laura Berg, Founder and Owner of My Smart Hands (Nov. 2011) Dragons Den Episode, GIVEAWAY, iphone Dictionary App, Android Dictionary App, (Scroll to the very bottom on this page for Laura’s previous message)
  

Erin Kenny, J.D.

• Erin Kenny, Director of Cedarsong Nature School (Oct. 2011)
  

Sarah Mendivel

• Sarah Mendivel, Child Life Specialist and Founder/Editor-in-Chief of LightSpinner Magazine (Sept. 2011) GIVEAWAY, CLS Coloring Sheets
  

Dawn Braa & Jill Behnke

• Dawn Braa & Jill Behnke, Early Childhood and Youth Development Instructors at Dakota County Technical College (Aug. 2011) ECYD Blog
  

Dr. Sherralyn Cox

• Dr. Sherralyn Cox, Dean of Health and Human Services at Dakota County Technical College (Aug. 2011)
  

Dr. Ronald Thomas

• Dr. Ronald Thomas, College President at Dakota County Technical College (Aug. 2011)
  

Cory Woosley

• Cory Woosley, Program Manager of Eager to Learn at the Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network (Jul. 2011)
• Cory Woosley, Eager to Learn (Apr. 2009)

Will Hale

• Will Hale, Founder/Performer of Will Hale and The Tadpole Parade <Rock Concerts for Kids> Will’s Website, BONUS Blog Page, Free Mp3, Preview Music, Performance Calendar (Jun. 2011)
  

Angele Sancho Passe

• Angele Passe,  Writer and Consultant in Early Childhood Education, Author of  Is Everybody Ready For Kindergarten and Teacher at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Childcare Resource and Referral Network. (May 2011)
  

Julie Austin

• Julie Austin, Musician and Early Childhood Educational Consultant, Julie’s Website (Apr. 2011) Everybody Says Hello MP3, Frogs in the School MP3
  

Dr. Heidi Frankard

• Heidi Frankard, Associate Professor, Psychology Department, Metropolitan State University (Mar. 2011)
  

Chris Bentley

• Chris Bentley, Director, The Fraser Institute (Feb. 2011)
  

Chad Dunkley

• Chad Dunkley, President of the Minnesota Child Care Association, Chief Operating Officer of New Horizon Academy (Jan. 2011)
  

Alicia Frosch

• Alicia Frosch, Community Organizer-Child Care WORKS (Oct. 2010)
  

Pat Gentz

• Pat Gentz, Nationally Accreditated Family Child Care Provider – Pat’s Precious People (Sept. 2010)
  

Steve P. aka Mr. Fun

• Mr. Fun, President of Mystik Toyz, Stilt Walker, Juggler, Fire Dancer, Drummer and Instructor (Aug. 2010)
  

Nicole Meulemans

• Nicole Meulemans, TWIN STUDIES, Director of Student Life and Activities, Dakota County Technical College (Jul. 2010)
  
  

 
ShizNits

• Kelly Smith Janowiec Founder and Creator of Shiznits (Jun. 2010)
  

Jason Kotecki

• Jason Kotecki “The Champion of Childhood,” Speaker,  Author, and Creator of the internationally known comic strip, Kim & Jason (May 2010)
  

Sue Pederson

• Sue Pederson,  Licensed Psychologist at Fraser Child and Family Center (Apr. 2010)
  

Bryan Nelson

• Bryan Nelson,  Founder and Director of MenTeach (Apr. 2010)
  

Child Life

• Colleen Lacey Child Life Specialist, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of MN (Mar. 2010)
  
• Charles Lillicrap Child Life Assistant, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of MN (Mar. 2010)
  

Rae Pica

• Rae Pica Founder and Director of Moving and Learning, Early Childhood Radio Host (Feb. 2010)
  

Karen King

• Karen King Early Childhood Family Education teacher and Early Childhood Screening Coordinator, ISD 197 (Jan. 2010)

Dr. Judy Herr

• Judy Herr Professor Emeritus, Chair-Annual Early Childhood Education Conference, University of Wisconsin-Stout (Dec. 2009)

Cindy Croft

• Cindy Croft, 8th Annual Inclusion Institute (May 2012)
• Cindy Croft, 6th Annual Inclusion Institute (Apr. 2010)
• Cindy Croft, Director, Center of Inclusive ChildCare (Nov. 2009)

Shelly Brandl

• Shelly Brandl, Fraser (Oct. 2009)

Valerie Peterson

• Valerie Peterson, Parent Aware (Sept. 2009)

Diana Sundwall

• Diana Sundwall, Infants Remembered in Silence-IRIS (Aug. 2009)

Dady Pigeon

• Dady Pigeon, Dakota County Family Child Care Association, DCFCCA (Jul. 2009)

Christina Schwartz

• Christina Schwartz, T.E.A.C.H. (Jun. 2009)

Brandice Camara

• Brandice Camara, Big Brothers Big Sisters (Jun. 2009)

Sue Spector

• Sue Spector, SUMMER SAFETY, Dakota County Public Health (May 2009)
• Sue Spector, Dakota County Public Health (Mar. 2009)

Laurie Haenke

• Laurie Haenke, Dakota County Child Care Licensing (May 2009)

Laura Berg

• Laura Berg SIGN LANGUAGE, My Smart Hands (Apr. 2009)