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Stephanie ArneKeynote Speaker
My name is Stephanie Arne and I am a Wildlife Ambassador.
Since I was a child, I have felt connected to nature and have understood the importance of protecting the planet. My parents said they knew I was meant to teach people about animals and wildlife conservation when I was 5.
Thankfully, I never gave up on that dream: I stayed focused, took risks and did whatever it took to become a wildlife educator. In the past 8 years I have worked for Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo, San Diego Zoo, Sea World and the Honolulu Zoo Society. I have traveled to Africa, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, NewZealand and Papua New Guinea in search of experiences that would help me to become a better teacher. Each travel experience opened a door to the secrets of the world. Not only did I learn fascinating differences between people and cultures, but also how people interact with the nature and wildlife around them. Some respected nature and others destroyed it. The more I traveled, the more I saw how everything was connected in an intricate food web and that food web was terribly off balance.
My mission in life is to use my personal experiences with people and wildlife from all over the world to raise awareness about the imbalance of the planet’s ecosystems in hopes of empowering people to conserve and protect humans, animals and our environment.
Schools Attending
Sponsors
Exhibitors
American Assn. of University Women
American Engineering Testing
Black Hills National Forest
Black Hills State University
Casey Peterson and Associates, Ltd.
CRETEX Concrete Products
Delta Dental of South Dakota
Dynamic Kids Therapy
Hotel Alex Johnson
Midcontinent Testing Laboratories
Midwest Assistance Program
Modern Woodmen
Rapid Precious Metals
RESPEC Consulting and Services
South Dakota Dental Association
South Dakota Discovery Center
South Dakota Engineering Society
South Dakota Office of Rural Health
South Dakota School of MInes and Technology
South Dakota Space Grant Consortium
Summit Signs and Supply
West Dakota Water Development District
Zonta Club of the Black Hills
Black Hills Corporation - Aspire!
Black Hills National Forest
Natural Resource Conservation Service
National Weather Service
The Mammoth Site
Midcontinent Testing Laboratories
Rapid City Fire/EMS
SDSM&T Center for Excellence in Manufacturing and Production
SDSM&T Chemical and Biological Engineering Department
SDSM&T Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
SDSM&T Culture and Attitude
SDSM&T Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
SDSM&T Geology and Geological Engineering Department
SDSM&T Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Department
SDSM&T Mining Engineering and Management
SDSM&T Museum of Geology
South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources
United States Geological Survey
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Press Coverage
Amy Ballard Interview on Family Radio Network
The Local Record program, hosted by Jenny Burkhiser of the Family Radio Network, had the privilege to interview Amy Ballard about Equipping a Future Full of Discovery: The Rapid City Women in Science Conference 2015 for airing on Rapid City radio station KQFR. 89.9 FM on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at 1:15 am, 5:15 am, 7:15 am, 1:15 pm, & 5:15 pm. For more information about the Network, access www.familyradio.org. Here's the link to the interview: https://soundcloud.com/jburkhiser/complete-amy-ballard
What the Girls Had To Say
"That we need to follow the path that we love the most, and reconsider what is important in our life and what would we be willing to give up to achieve our goals."
"I learned that even though people may tell you no, you must always follow your heart!!"
"Anything worth while is never easy."
"We can do anything as long as we work hard."
"That no matter what, shadow, shadow, shadow."
"The sky isn't the limit/follow your dreams. I learned a lot about science that I didn't already know."
"I learned that you don't have to do what your parents think you're good at."
"To never give up, and through all of the tuff times of people saying you can't do it. Just remember you can. Do what you want. Not others."
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