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Meet
the Conference Directors....
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Thom
Stecher
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is a
nationally recognized motivational speaker and educational
consultant. He specializes in self-esteem, wellness and
student assistance programs. He is one of the original developers
of the nationally acclaimed Pennsylvania Student Assistance
Program, which has received recognition by both the National
Governors Conference as well as the American Medical Association.
He has expanded the model to programs at the elementary,
middle and high school level. He is involved in training
and development of school based prevention and intervention
services for "at risk youth" in over 20 states,
Canada, Germany and Great Britain. Thom originated the LifeSkills
program in cooperation with the PA Masonic Youth Foundation. You'll
rarely meet anyone with a more gentle and encouraging spirit.
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Dr.
John Bearoff
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is a
licensed Clinical Psychologist and School Psychologist.
"Dr. John" has spent 30-plus years working in
public schools, including 12 years as a junior high science
teacher. He is trained in the Student Assistance Program,
and was the SAP coordinator for a 13,000-student school
district. He specializes in the areas of self-esteem, stress
management, substance abuse prevention, and conflict resolution.
Recently he has been working to help teachers learn non-violent
crisis intervention and self-defense techniques. For fun,
he plays guitar in a classic rock band. John brings an infectious
enthusiasm and energy to the program. Wait till you hear
him laugh.
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Craig
Erb
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has
been in the field of education and coaching for over 25 years
and is a national trainer in the Student Assistance Program.
Since 1989, he has been an experiential adventure-based facilitator
receiving training from Project Adventure in Massachusetts,
Outward Bound of North Carolina and Medical Training from
S.O.L.O. of New Hampshire. Craig presently is director of
his own company, Experiential Dynamics, which specializes
in adventure-based programming with private and public schools,
teacher education, universities, camps, and corporations.
LifeSkills' own "mountain
man," we don't think Craig is ever bored. And, you won't
be either, thanks to his contributions to the active elements
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