Emcee and Speakers
Check out our lineup of this year's emcee and speakers, shown below.
But don't forget about this year's Authors and Podcasters, Live Entertainment, and Awardees.
Trace Dominguez
Emcee, Science Educator, TV Host
Trace Dominguez is a science communicator, producer, television presenter, podcaster and digital creator.
He is the producer and host of the Emmy-nominated Star Gazers, creates Uno Dos of Trace on YouTube, and co-founded, wrote, hosted, and produced one of the first daily science shows online: Seeker. He has appeared in programming across the Discovery and Science channels, PBS television and PBS Digital Studios, plus NowThis, Animal Planet, People Are Awesome, Hearst Media, and others.
Trace won a Peopleβs Choice Webby for a 360-degree immersive experience captured on a weather balloon as it ascended into the stratosphere, and earned a Telly award for his program Animal IQ, revealing how different animals really think.
Trace has a B.S. in Psychology from Western Michigan University and an M.A. in Strategic Communication from American University. He lives in Los Angeles. π Follow Trace on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube (@tracedominguez), on Facebook (@official.tracedominguez) and on TikTok (@mrtraced). π Trace will be this year's emcee throughout the main event on Sunday and will be attending our Supporters' Reception.
He is the producer and host of the Emmy-nominated Star Gazers, creates Uno Dos of Trace on YouTube, and co-founded, wrote, hosted, and produced one of the first daily science shows online: Seeker. He has appeared in programming across the Discovery and Science channels, PBS television and PBS Digital Studios, plus NowThis, Animal Planet, People Are Awesome, Hearst Media, and others.
Trace won a Peopleβs Choice Webby for a 360-degree immersive experience captured on a weather balloon as it ascended into the stratosphere, and earned a Telly award for his program Animal IQ, revealing how different animals really think.
Trace has a B.S. in Psychology from Western Michigan University and an M.A. in Strategic Communication from American University. He lives in Los Angeles. π Follow Trace on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube (@tracedominguez), on Facebook (@official.tracedominguez) and on TikTok (@mrtraced). π Trace will be this year's emcee throughout the main event on Sunday and will be attending our Supporters' Reception.
Dr. Candace Lawson
Family Physician
Candace is board certified in family medicine. Originally from Talladega, Alabama, she did her undergraduate education at UC Berkeley and medical school at UC Davis. She completed a family medicine residency at UC Davis followed by a faculty development fellowship.
She has devoted her career to teaching medical residents and working with underserved populations in Sacramento for the past two decades. She is currently serving in a leadership position where she has had opportunity to focus on safety and quality as well as work on disease specific clinical pathways.
She believes fervently in the power of prevention and keeping patients at the center of work done by healthcare providers.
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Candace will be speaking at the main event on Sunday towards the end of the day and will be a guest at our Supporters' Reception.
Dr. Darrel Ray
Author, President of Recovering from Religion
Darrel is the Founder and President of Recovering from Religion. He has been a psychologist for over forty years and is the author of four books: including The God Virus-How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture and Sex and God-How Religion Distorts Sexuality.
He has been a student of religion most of his life and holds a Masters Degree in religion as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology/Anthropology with a Doctorate in Psychology.
Darrel recently completed a speaking tour of Australia, promoting awareness of religious trauma.
π Learn more about RFR at their website, RecoveringFromReligion.org and watch some of Darrel's lectures on YouTube.
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Darrel will be the first speaker of the main event on Sunday and will be a guest at our Supporters' Reception.
Jen Young
Science Educator
Jen leads strategic and operational activities, focused on inspiring and educating young minds through hands-on learning that they will never forget.
He was the program director for Lodi's World of Wonder Science Museum for eight years before starting Science Alliance in 2020.
Jen graduated from CSU Sacramento with a BA in Education and a minor in Chemistry. He has worked with the National Institute of Science Education (NISE) to create STEM kits for over 2000 organizations and lesson plans for the Boys and Girls Club, SETA Head Start, Girl Scouts of Northern California, the Crocker Art Museum, and more.
π Learn more about Science Alliance at their website at ScienceAlliance.info. Follow Jen on Instagram (@sciencealliancellc), TikTok (@sciencealliancellc), and Facebook.
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Jen will speak in the late afternoon at the main event on Sunday and will deliver some science at our Supporters' Reception.