Gaelin Elmore, Keynote Speaker

Gaelin Elmore is a former NFL athlete turned nationally recognized keynote speaker and belonging expert. He has worked with fortune 500 companies, state agencies, and small locally run non-profits, all with the same mission – to create environments where EVERYONE can thrive: teams, leaders, AND clients. And thriving is only possible when we belong.

Gaelin’s keynotes are a perfect blend of humor, practicality, and hard truth that challenges, connects, and changes every audience he shares space with. Gaelin’s message, passion, and story has led him to stages in 39 different states and multiple different countries in the last calendar year alone. Even still, the most important stage where Gaelin gets to “practice what he preaches” is at home, with his superstar wife, Micaela, and their superstar children (depending on the day), Laniah, Gideon, and Tatum.

Breakout Session Speakers

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Allan Bakke

Southwest Crisis Center

Allan Bakke is the Southwest MN Safe Harbor Regional Navigator at the Southwest Crisis Center serving 11 counties across southwest MN.

Caitie Dahl

Zero Abuse Project

Caitie Dahl is a Forensic Interview Specialist and Trainer at Zero Abuse Project, where she develops training materials and publications on forensic interviews, best practices in child abuse investigations, child abuse dynamics, and support for special populations.

Stephanie Darnell

Southwest Crisis Center

Stephanie Darnell is the Youth Program Manager at the Southwest Crisis Center, where she has worked for nearly eight years.

Aubree Derksen

University of Minnesota Extension

Aubree Derksen is a bilingual Family Resiliency Extension Educator at the University of Minnesota.

Jeff Dion

Zero Abuse Project

Jeff Dion is an attorney, survivor, and nationally recognized victim advocate.

Rita Farrell

Zero Abuse Project

Senior Director of Zero Abuse Project, Rita Farrell oversees the Expanding Child Abuse Prevention Program (ECAP), JWRC, and the national and international ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Training Program.

Gracie Getschel

First Witness Child Advocacy Center

Gracie is the Prevention Education Coordinator, a Family Advocate, and Trainer at First Witness CAC in Duluth, Minnesota.

Alison Feigh

Jacob Wetterling Resource Center at Zero Abuse Project

Alison Feigh, MS, is the Director of Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, a program of Zero Abuse Project.

Michelle Harris

CornerHouse

Michelle is a Forensic Interviewer/Trainer for CornerHouse in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Carly Hiti

Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault

Carly Hiti is the Criminal Justice Services Coordinator at the Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault (PAVSA) in Duluth, MN.

Barb Sorum

FamilyWise Services

As Director of Prevention Initiatives with Minnesota FamilyWise Services, Barb works extensively with family and community supportive services to strengthen awareness and prevention education efforts.

Neerja Singh

Neerja Singh is a leader in children’s mental health, youth safety, and trauma-informed systems reform.

Bree Theising

Midwest Children's Resource Center and Advocate

Bree Theising BS, MPA is an advocate with over a decade of experience working alongside victim/survivors and professionals eradicating sexual violence and promoting healing.

Victor Vieth

Zero Abuse Project

Victor has trained thousands of child-protection professionals on child abuse investigations, prosecutions and prevention topics. He has been instrumental in implementing forensic interview training programs, and undergraduate and graduate programs on child maltreatment.

Andrea White

Victim Services in Dodge and Olmsted Counties

Andrea White is the Regional Navigator for Southeastern MN and is housed within the Victim Services in Dodge and Olmsted Counties.

Cheyenne Wilson

We Are The Evidence

Cheyenne Wilson, BSN, founder of We Are the Evidence, is on a mission to raise awareness about the reality of sexual assault, eliminate the stigma associated with being a victim of this violent crime, and make lasting changes in the justice and healthcare systems.