Essence of Kindness
PROGRAM
Summit Speakers
Alan Williams
Director of SERVICEBRAND Global
Dave Clark
Founder of D3Day Sports Camps
Jaclyn Lindsey
CEO of Kindness.org
Nirmala Mehendale-Peters
Founder Trustee, Kindness Unlimited, India
Dr. Samith Sandadi
Gynecologic Oncology Surgeon, Lee Health, Fort Myers
Mark Doughty
Founder, Global Kindness Institute
Maria Roca
Director Roots of Compassion & Kindness Institute at Florida Gulf Coast University
Rev. Arthur Jones
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fort Myers
Brian McLaran
Dean of Faculty for the Center of Action and Contemplation, author of more than 20 books
Donna Dwiggins
Executive Director A Kindr Foundation
Doug Cornfield
Director of D3Day Sports Camps
Jenny Haase
Founder, Kindness from the Heart
Ken Jaray
Former Mayor and Kindness Champion
Ash Moraca
Founder of Retreat, Canada
Imam Mohamed Al-Darsani
President of the Interfaith Action Group of SWFL
Francesca Donlan
Kindness Adjunct and advocate
Will Stoller-Lee
TBD Family Foundation
Peter Samuelson
Founder and President of First Star
Dr. Katheryn Flaharty
Resident in Ophthalmology, Washington University Medical Center, St Louis, MO
Dr. Patrick Flaharty
Facial Cosmetic Surgeon and Medical Director, Azul Cosmetic Surgery and Medical Spa
Dr. Brian Hummel
Brian Hummel, M.D. - Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Chief Medical Officer, HCA Florida, Lehigh Hospital
Jessica Topic
Pediatric ER Nurse, Golisano Children’s Hospital and Surgical Center Director, Azul Surgical Arts, Fort Myers
Rev. John Roth
John Roth, President of the United Campus Ministries of FGCU, Coordinator of Adjunct Faculty,
Patricia Fay
Professor of Art FGCU, earth-based spirituality
(Seidler Hall)
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Press
The News-Press
The world could use some kindness right now. The organizers of the new k20 Kindness Without Borders Summit believe that with all their hearts. It’s obvious to anyone paying attention, says co- founder Alan Williams. “Have you read the news lately?” And it’s especially obvious in the United States, says co-founder Francesca Donlan. “We are a divided country,” Donlan says. “That is a fact. But kindness doesn’t have a camp. It is a unit-er and not a divider.”
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Gulfshore Business
Florida Gulf Coast University’s ROCK Center will host the inaugural k20 Kindness Summit Without Borders on May 15-16, bringing about 20 global leaders to Lee County.
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WGCU - Gulf Coast Life
Florida Gulf Coast University offered its first class on kindness about six years ago, and not long after FGCU founding faculty member, Dr. Maria Roca, founded the school’s Roots of Compassion & Kindness Center. Now, the ROCK Center is preparing to host a global kindness summit called K20 that will kick off the "Kindness Without Borders initiative."
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Bonita Banner
The world could use some kindness right now. The organizers of the new k20 Kindness Without Borders Summit believe that with all their hearts.
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k20 and Nice News
You can't get any more Nice News-y than this: Next month, Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers will host a first-of-its-kind global kindness conference.
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Inaugural k20 Kindness Summit brings Global Changemakers to FGCU May event welcomes kindness leaders and speakers
The Roots of Compassion and Kindness (ROCK) Center at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) will host the inaugural k20 Kindness Summit Without Borders next month. About 20 global kindness leaders will kick off the event, which runs May 15 to 16. The summit brings influential figures from business, local community, academia, and healthcare to explore how kindness can drive systemic change. “I am so proud that the inaugural summit of this global kindness initiative is launching at FGCU,” said Maria Roca, Director of ROCK at FGCU. “This will be an inspiring, educational and immersive opportunity to shine a spotlight on kindness and the powerful role it can play in transforming our lives and strengthening our community.”
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OGN - Only Good News
The inaugural k20 Kindness Without Borders Summit will bring together 20 thought leaders from around the world to discuss how kindness can lead to systemic change.
Read MoreSummit Design Team
Dr. Maria Roca
Director of ROCK Center at FGCU
FGCU Founding Faculty Member, she is a GreenFaith Fellow, has trained with the Center for the Contemplative Mind in Higher Education, and founded and oversees the Roots of Compassion & Kindness Center.
Alan Williams
Co-Founder of k20
Author, speaker and founder director of SERVICEBRAND GLOBAL. Delivery of award-winning projects in more than 30 countries as a corporate executive, management consultant and community leader.
Francesca Donlan
Co-Founder of k20
Former journalist & communications director, she runs a marketing and media company. She has worked as an adjunct professor at Florida Gulf Coast University teaching the first kindness class called “The Kindness Effect."
Jenny Haase
Event Planner
Founder of Kindness from the Heart. She specializes in leadership and organizational development to the CEO and C-Suite. Her mission is to share a compelling vision for creating a Legacy of Kindness.
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