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What is "Inspiration Café?"

Inspiration Café is a program for which students enjoy their lunch while also being nourished by the insights of a noted professional. The program does not focus on the preparation each professional has taken to reach their level of success. Rather, the focus is on the inspiration that sparked within each professional the passion to pursue their life’s work. The goal is for at least the students to be inspired by a professional’s “story” and begin to ignite a fire within the students.
NJEA "Review" Article about Inspiration Café

Past Keynote Speakers


Inspiration Café 2025-26: Season 6
 October TBA, 2025: TBA​
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Inspiration Café 2024-25: Season 5
 March 21, 2025: Justin Kidwell, Senior Vice President at M&T Bank
February 28, 2025: 
Illana Raia, Founder & CEO, ÊTRE
October 11, 2024:  Jack Oehm, Retired Battalion Commander​
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Inspiration Café 2023-24: Season 4
June 4, 2024:  D.B. Sweeney, Actor
(Also a special presentation on the development of Inspiration Café after)
March 1, 2024:  Rick Wormeli, In Search of the Giant Squid
February 9, 2024:  Rich Allen Ed.S., Educator/Broadcaster
January 12, 2024:  Jean Prahm, Olympic Bobsledder
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Inspiration Café 2022-23: Season 3
March 24, 2023:  Sean Conaty, Emmy winning filmmaker
January 20, 2023:  
Emiko Oye, Artist, Jewelry maker
December 16, 2022:  
Christina Seckar, HR Business Partner, Emerging Markets
October 14, 2022 : Taylor Mali, Poet Slam Champion 

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Inspiration Café 2020 & 2021: COVID-19 :(
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Inspiration Café 2019-20: Season 2
February 28, 2020 : James McElderry, Head soccer coach at Rutgers
December 13, 2019:  
Jaclyn Ford, Dance Teacher / Choreographer
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Inspiration Café 2018-19: Season 1...Debut Year!
May 17, 2019: Jocelyn Chadwick, Author, Harvard professor, middle school advocate
March 22, 2019 : David Wiesner, Award winning author and illustrator 
January 11, 2019 : Jim Monaghan, WDHA DJ & host of "Morning Jolt"​

November 2, 2018 : Steven M. Piascik, CTA, MT
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