Years working with TEDxPortsmouth: 13

What do you do when you are not working on TEDx? I was semi retired as of 2020, I do some work for community groups, of which TEDxPortsmouth is one. I started as an apprentice in printing after high school, moving from plate making, to color separations on camera (before scanners were a thing!), then on to computers, graphic design and settling into layout and image retouching. I’ve been volunteering to help out and make meals for the Seacoast Fridge, trying to feed people who need it. I’m hoping my vegetable garden will be less weedy this year for more free food!

Favorite TED Talk ever: Ethan Gilsdorf: “Why Dungeons & Dragons Is Good for You (In Real Life).”

Favorite part of TEDxPortsmouth: Learning how everyone has a skill to share, and I love how the amazing TEDXPortsmouth experience transcends the stress of all the prep!

And, if you could see any historic figure, living or dead, give a TED Talk who would it be and what would they talk about? Terry Pratchett. I’d love to hear about his Discworld series, and my favorite characters Tiffany Aching and The Nac Mac Feegles (The Wee Free Men). Yes, it’s a YA book. Shut up.