Hershey 2023 – National Conference – Page 2

Custom Scavenger Hunts

Game Overlords (dba Surelocked In Escape Games) specializes in gamified events. From tailored scavenger hunts to customized mobile escape rooms, their immersive experiences are designed to teach adult learners through active entertainment. Their crafted experiences have earned them both local and international acclaim and they look forward to bringing the fun and games to your campus!

Ask about their Gamified Orientation Scavenger Hunts – games customized for your campus to assist students in making friends and making memories, all while teaching them about your institution’s culture, resources, and traditions!

Frank King- Make a Difference and Save a Life

A former writer for The Tonight Show and 7-time TEDx Talker, Frank King uses his life-long personal battles as his vehicle for ending stress, anxiety, and suicide on campus. His keynote is tailored to the factors faced by students: 63% in the USA said they faced overwhelming anxiety in 2018, with the pandemic spiking that further. The majority of students experience it, and this strongly correlates with suicidal thoughts, ideation, and actions—1100 college students die by suicide annually.

Frank’s keynote begins with signs and symptoms, followed by solutions, and wraps with postvention. He can speak to students at-large or breakout sessions customized for higher-risk campus communities. Build a lasting impact on-campus by certifying RAs, faculty, and staff with a Train the Trainer workshop.

The Dueling Hypnosis Show!

Two of the most booked hypnotists in the college and university market, ChrisJones and Sailesh present a fun evening of unrivaled mayhem. Both rockstar hypnotists have a proven track record of entertaining and connecting the masses. Be the star on stage or watch from the audience; the choice is yours, but one thing is for sure — This is one showcase you don’t want to miss!

Troy Moore

Troy began his stand-up comedy career in 2011 while attending Rowan University. Since then, he has frequently performed at clubs and venues in the Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York areas. He has opened for well-known comics Gilbert Gottfried and Mark Normand and has toured as the opening act for Jay Black at a variety of clubs and colleges on the East Coast. He is currently featured on NJ 101.5’s “Speaking Comedy” Podcast. His material includes jokes about his girlfriend, family, and previous job struggles, all of which give him plenty to talk about.

Sydney Irving

At 19, New York native Sydney Irving may only be in the early years of her music career, but she has already been named the 2020 young adult artist of the year by the International Singer Songwriters Association and the 2022 Best New Artist at the Syracuse Area Music Awards.

Similar to other contemporary artists, Irving writes songs that mean a lot to her and that she hopes will resonate with others as well. Taylor Swift was her early inspiration.

Sydney Irving, who has been nominated for best singer/songwriter at the Syracuse Area Music Awards four times, has been writing songs since she was twelve with her guitar. Sydney is a proud Breedlove Guitar endorsed artist and has played Breedlove guitars ever since receiving her Breedlove Passport-12 string at the age of 13. Along with being named the 2020 Female Artist of the Year by Music Mafia Radio, now at 19 years old, Sydney just released her newest single “You Can’t Forget About Me” which has already received radio play along the east coast!

Steve Soelberg

Steve is a stand-up comedian who grew up in Seattle, WA. He’ has been working as a stand-up for 13 years, and spent the last three years touring with the Dry Bar Comedy tour visiting over 80 cities.

His first comedy special, ‘We say bim’, is streaming on Amazon, Dry Bar Comedy, Sirrius XM, and Spotify. His clips on Facebook and Youtube have garnered millions of views. He won a Funny or Die competition to open at the Oddball comedy festival that included Demetri Martin, Sarah Silverman, and Jim Gaffigan. He graduated with a degree in biology which comes in handy when he is reading Popular Science. He loves making people laugh, doing outside stuff, ocean stuff, dogs, and thinks he has a 3rd nipple but it could be a mole.

Laura Cheadle

I have opened for/shared the stage with The Jonas Brothers, Sister Hazel, The Spin Doctors, Average White Band, Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals, Kasim Sultan, John Oates/Hall and Oates, Terrance Simien, Peter Tork of The MONKEES,Garland Jeffreys, Constantine Maroulis, Ryan Cabrera, Derek Forbes, The Stars From The Commitments, John Sebastian, Marc Broussard, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, and many more.

Jackie Verna

Jackie Verna is a country artist from West Chester, PA who now lives out of Nashville, TN. New to the performing scene, she got her first big break on season 14 of NBC’s “The Voice” where she was on team Adam. Jackie climbed her way to being a top 10 finalist on the show with her performances landing spots on the iTunes country charts. After getting off the show she went on to open for artists such as Little Big Town, Brother’s Osborne, and Tyler Rich. She draws influence from many artists like Miranda Lambert and Dolly Parton.

Flow Circus – Paul Miller

Paul Miller graduated college with a degree in accounting. Shortly after realizing his mistake, he dropped his pencil and calculator and hit the open road of comedy. Since 1999, he’s toured his one-man comedy juggling show sharing his unique blend of amazing feats, playful wit, and audience participation. In addition to entertaining, Paul uses the stage to promote kinetic play (think juggling, yo-yo, kendama, handsack, etc) as a tool to create social connection and improve well-being.

Dez Duron

Dez Duron is a singer/songwriter from Shreveport LA. He gained international attention for his soulful crooning vocal style when he placed Top 8 on NBC’s The Voice. Since then, he has travelled the world sharing the stage with Christina Aguilera, Stevie Wonder, Raelynn, Postmodern Jukebox. Dez is currently working on his premiere album.