2025 Region IX Regional Conference

Conference Speakers & Highlights

Anthony Valentine- Inspirational Speaker & Creator

Anthony Valentine is a multi-talented individual who is an author, director/writer, top youth motivational speaker, and a pier-diem EMT with a degree in Biology. He is also the founder of KultureMAG, which is a SEL resource designed to help students develop their individual and societal identity. Valentine’s main focus is to save student lives, one story at a time, and has done so with over 30,000 students across 50+ High Schools, Middle Schools, and Colleges.

Valentine’s messaging of resilience, his experiences as an EMT in the inner city, and his work in media provide students with an engaging, heartfelt, captivating, and relatable experience. As someone who has faced many challenges in life, including growing up without a father and dealing with anxiety, Valentine’s motivational speaking has the power to heal. He offers himself as a vessel and an example.

Ed Gerety

Ed speaks in the education industry, specifically at middle schools, high schools, colleges, universities, and conferences. His primary audiences include students, teachers, administrators, coaches, parents, and student-athletes. For 30 years Ed has spoken on character education topics that build and support a positive and inclusive school climate. His expertise is in teaching the skills that teens and young adults need to develop to become leaders in school and in life. 

Playfair

Playfair is a way for your new students to meet each other and is totally unlike anything else your campus has ever experienced. It’s entertainment! It’s fun! It’s the perfect way to make new campus friendships! Playfair is a team-building experience that has a long-lasting effect on the members of your campus community. 

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