At this time tickets are sold out. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, you can email lead@echo.rutgers.edu.
Save the Date: Mark Leadership Conference
Saturday, March 7, 2020
The Mark Leadership Conference hosted by the department of Leadership & Experiential Learning is here to inspire action among students and encourage them to think critically about the “mark” they will leave on the world around them. This unique full-day conference experience will showcase 20+ diverse speakers that have made their mark on society and inspire attendees to take action in this TED—styled event. This year we have designed an intense, exhilarating, and influential conference curriculum just for you! Stay connected and follow us with the handle @markconference and the hashtag #MyMark.
Conference Time:
9:00AM (Registration)
9:45AM (Doors Open)
10:00AM – 6:30PM (Conference)
Tickets
The Mark Conference Planning team is dedicated to creating an open environment for all attendees and providing the necessary accommodations to individuals with disabilities and others special needs during the event. If you need any accommodations, please feel free to reach out to us at lead@echo.rutgers.edu.
Students seeking financial assistance to attend the Mark Leadership Conference are asked to fill out this form. If you are in need of financial assistance and have any questions, email lead@echo.rutgers.edu with the subject line: Mark Conference Financial Assistance.
Rutgers Students
$25
Current Rutgers/Full-Time Students
Includes:
Lunch
Networking Opportunities
Speaker Sessions
Interactive Energizer Sessions
Raffle Ticket for Speaker Meet & Greet
Regional Institutions
$60
Institution Student Leaders/Advisors
Includes:
Lunch
Networking Opportunities
Speaker Sessions
Interactive Energizer Sessions
Raffle Ticket for Speaker Meet & Greet
Visiting Students
$60
Visiting Students
Includes:
Lunch
Networking Opportunities
Speaker Sessions
Interactive Energizer Sessions
Raffle Ticket for Speaker Meet & Greet
Interested in group ticket sales? We offer group ticket packages at $60 for 1-5 tickets,
$55 for 6-11 tickets, and $50 for 12+ tickets for regional institutions and visiting students.
Speakers
Bryan Terrell Clark
Bryan Terrell Clark is an accomplished actor and singer/songwriter who has performed in hugely successful Broadway shows and a wide range of popular television programming for various networks. more…
Toshia Shaw
Toshia Shaw was like an ordinary girl, until one night, her life completely changed. She was stopped in a parking lot outside of a club and later forced into sex slavery. more…
Jim Keady
Jim Keady, theologian, activist, educator, and elected official, is the founding director of Educating for Justice, Inc. Jim has spoken across the United States more…
Chris Temple
From living in a tent in a Syrian refugee camp to working as radish farmers and surviving on $1 a day in Guatemala, Chris Temple is an award-winning humanitarian more…
Jeremiah Josey
Pastry chef and published author of “Here’s What I Want You to Know”, Jeremiah Josey has accomplished great things at only nineteen years old. Undefeated by autism more…
Kristina Wong
Kristina Wong was recently featured in the New York Times’ Off Color series “highlighting artists of color who use humor to make smart social statements about the sometimes subtle, sometimes obvious ways that race plays out in America today.” more…
John Bunn
John was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York by his single mother. At age 14, John was charged with the murder and attempted murder of two NYC Correction Officers in Brooklyn in 1991. more…
Ken E. Nwadike, Jr.
Ken E. Nwadike, Jr., is a peace activist, motivational speaker, and video journalist known as the Free Hugs Guy online. Nwadike Jr is the founder of the Free Hugs Project more…
John Noltner
John Noltner has been telling stories with words and images for twenty years for national magazines, Fortune 500 companies, and non-profit organizations. His work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, more…
John and Mark X. Cronin
John’s Crazy Socks is a father-son venture inspired by co-founder John Lee Cronin, a young man with Down syndrome. John’s affinity for crazy socks paired with his love of making people smile made their mission clear more…
Akbar Cook
Principal at West Side High School in Newark, NJ, Akbar Cook has worked to increase attendance and end violence within his community. more…
Kate Sweeney
Kate Sweeneyis a Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor and founding partner of The Sweeney Group. As a top industry professional, more…
Pierce Freelon
Pierce Freelon is an Activist that deconstructs racism – merging the worlds of art and activism by any medium necessary. more…
Elizabeth Demaray
Elizabeth Demaray is a Brooklyn based sculptor, whose area of inquiry is the interface between the built and the natural environment. more…
Tom Von Oehsen
Thomas von Oehsen ran away to the circus for a second time when he co-founded the Trenton Circus Squad. more…
Monti Washington
Author and
Motivational Speaker
Patrice Banks
Former Auto Airhead and Founder of Girls Auto Clinic
Ms. Iana J. Daniels
US Army Active Duty Major
Kimberly A. Brown
Founder of ManifestYourself.com
Dan Parris & David Peterka
Traveling Documentarians
Clint Smith
Acclaimed Spoken Word Poet
Award-winning Educator
Griffin Matthews & Matt Gould
Creators of Invisible Thread
Stephanie Klemons
Award-Winning Broadway Performer &
Choreographer from Hamilton
Nyle DiMarco
Winner of America’s Next Top Model &
Disability Rights Activist
Lexi & Alyse Scaffidi
Creators of BiteSizedFitness & The Body Confident
VS Fashion Show
Rowaida Abdelaziz
Journalist at Huffpost
Josh Rossi
Commercial Photographer and Viral Philanthropist
Fraidy Reiss
Founder and Executive Director of
Unchained at Last
Tamika D. Mallory
National Co-chair for the Women’s March
Angelo Pinto
Senior Attorney
Ignite Speakers
Fatima Naqvi
Andrew Hanna
Khes Adderley
Katie Parrish
Jasmyn Lettman
Harrison Lee
Prachi Biswal
Nisha Shankar
Katherine Tapia
Mark Insights
Mark Captains: Planning Team
Emily Woods
Energizers
Captain
Gali Zaborowski
Public Relations
Captain
Kate O’Keeffe
Digital Public Relations
Captain
Bridget Zarych
Conference Experience
Captain
Alyssa Rivers
Speaker Logistics
Captain
Stefan Luong
Conference Logistics
Captain
Steven Hayes
Ignite
Captain
Jenna Kim
Conference Experience
Captain
Monique Klitbo
Human Resources & Sponsorships
Captain
If you are interested in partnering with the 2019 Mark Leadership Conference as a sponsor, email Lead@echo.rutgers.edu for more information.
Location
Livingston Student Center
84 Joyce Kilmer Avenue
Piscataway NJ 08854
If you are a visitor who needs to park (and do not have a Rutgers permit), we have reserved lots 105, 112, Green & Yellow near the Livingston Student Center (LSC), for the event.
Non-Rutgers attendees and speakers can park in this lot on the day of the conference without a permit. Please note, current Rutgers students must park in their permitted lot. View the weekend bus schedule here.
Contact Us
This conference is an initiative of the Leadership and Experiential Learning Department of the division of Student Affairs. Contact the department at (848) 932-4093, lead@echo.rutgers.edu.
