Featured Presenters
TA Loeffler
Keynote Presenter
Dr. TA Loeffler believes that we all long for a balanced, engaged, and creative life that challenges us to be the best we can possibly be. She models this belief in her life on a daily basis and combines her broad range of skills to inspire all to create the life they truly want. Using her vast collection of outdoor adventures to create metaphors that provide new ways to see and transform the inevitable obstacles of life, TA’s multimedia presentations inform, inspire, and motivate.
TA brings 25 years of expertise leading people through significant life-changing experiences to every facet of her work. Her work and adventures have taken her to 38 different countries and all seven continents. TA is climbing “The Seven Summits,” the highest peak on all seven continents, and has only Mount Everest to complete.TA inspires hope, possibility, and vision in those whose lives she touches. Over the past six years, TA has shared her message of “Big Dreams, Big Goals” with over 28,000 youth. As a Professor of Outdoor Recreation at Memorial University of Newfoundland, TA has developed a reputation for excellence in experiential education because her students are more likely to be outside chasing icebergs than sitting in a classroom.
TA is a talented athlete. TA uses strength training, running, biking, yoga, cycling and step aerobics to prepare for her expeditions. She has a passion for hockey and has played every position on the ice including goaltender. TA has coached several championship winning hockey teams and has officiated at the national championship level. Through her experience in both sports and outdoor adventure, TA intimately appreciates teamwork and knows how to bring teams together to accomplish their goals and fulfill their greatest potential.
Keynote Description for “Lead with Your Life: Lessons from the Pursuit of Everest”
We all have an Everest. Each of us. Sometimes that peak is literally Mount Everest, but most times it lies deep within us, calling us to rise up, to do what we formerly labeled as impossible, and to be who we deeply and desperately want to be. Answering this call allows us to be productive, energetic, and inspires those who study and live beside us to do the same. In her presentation, TA will invite you to engage with your own Everest and in doing do, to “Lead with Your Life.” Using a multi-media presentation, TA will share some life and leadership lessons learned from training for, reaching, and climbing some of the world’s highest mountains.
To learn more about TA Loeffler or to contact her, please visit her website
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