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Keynote Speakers
Dr. Jim Cain
 Dr. Jim Cain is the author of five
adventure-based teambuilding texts, including the award winning book
Teamwork
& Teamplay, which received the Karl Rohnke Creativity Award
presented by the Association for Experiential Education,
The Book
on Raccoon Circles,
A
Teachable Moment,
Teambuilding Puzzles, and
Essential
Staff Training Activities. He is a Senior Consultant to the
Cornell University Corporate Teambuilding Program, a former
Executive Director for the Association for Challenge Course
Technology (ACCT) and the creative force behind his training
company, Teamwork & Teamplay. He holds four college degrees
including a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of
Rochester. Dr. Cain frequently serves as a visiting professor on
subjects ranging from teambuilding and experiential education using
adventure-based activities to corporate culture and leadership. He
is the innovator of more than three dozen teambuilding activities
and props, and has presented more than 500 programs in 44 states and
12 countries in the past decade.
In addition to his adventure-based activities,
Jim is also an accomplished square dance caller, guitarist,
boomerang maker, engineer, researcher, author and generally has more
books in his library than many developing nations.
Cea Cohen Elliott
Cea Cohen Elliott is a professional
motivational speaker, wellness and fitness coach, and seminar and
workshop leader. Her humor-filled motivational presentations as a
keynote speaker and seminar leader have been experienced by
thousands whose lives have been changed forever...for the better.
She has spoken to hundreds of groups in the
private and public sector...including health care groups of all
kinds, schools and every conceivable type of corporation. She
usually includes material on stress management, team building, humor
and healing.
Cea speaks to thousands of people all over the
country - including children, adults, and senior citizens. Her
presentations always generate the same response... laughter.
Cea's sense of humor and love of life are
contagious. She invites her audience to hear their hearts and
embrace their true spirit, filling everyone with a collective glow.
Bob Ditter, M.ED., LCSW
Bob Ditter is a well regarded child,
adolescent and family therapist from Boston, Massachusetts. He
is a nationally recognized trainer and consultant and works with
organizations that work with young people. His clients have
included Sea World, the Disney Channel, the Salvation Army,
Girls Scouts of America, YMCA, American Camp Association, Jewish
Community Centers, Camp Fire USA, Children’s Oncology Camps of
America, the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, private
and public schools and others. He has appeared on the “ABC
Evening News with Peter Jennings,” “Good Morning America” and
twice on NBC’s “The Today Show.” He has been quoted in
The New York Times, Parent Magazine, the Ladies Home
Journal, Money Magazine and USA Today. Sports
Illustrated called him “…camping’s most articulate
spokesman” because of his work with children’s summer camps
since 1982. He has visited over 600 summer camps in the United
States and has authored four books for camp professionals and 14
brand new training DVDs. He is best known in camp circles as the
author of the popular column, “In the Trenches,” which has
appeared regularly in Camping Magazine since 1987.
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