About Capt. Gerald Coffee USN, retired
Gerald Coffee,
considered one of the nation’s top speakers, addresses scores of audiences each
year, including many prestigious business and leadership groups. Born in
Modesto, California, he joined the Navy in 1957 after graduating from UCLA with
a major in business administration. After returning from Vietnam, he received
his master’s degree in political science and then attended the esteemed
National Defense University in Washington, DC. Captain Coffee has earned many
military awards and decorations, including the Silver Star, as well as numerous
civilian awards. Retired from the Navy since 1985, he now lives in Hawaii.
About Kelly Estes
Kelly Estes has a Black
Belt in Tae Kwon Do and a rather unique passion for World War II. At nineteen
she became the youngest Santa Clara County Human Relations Commissioner, and at
twenty-one she became the youngest-ever chair of the Justice Review Committee
for that Commission. In 2008 she began writing The Cost of Courage. Her passion for helping service veterans
compelled her to create and lead the Veterans Proactive Assistance Task Force
in her community, where families and community organizations can come together
to discuss and remedy issues facing returning veterans and prevent PTSD-related
crime before it occurs. Kelly was honored for her service in November 2012 with
a City Commendation, presented to her by the mayor of San Jose, California.
About Būn Yom
B?n Yom arrived in the United States with not one penny, with only the clothes he was wearing, and without knowing a single word of English. Through hard work, he now has his own home, a family, a restaurant, and many friends. It took twenty years before he was ready to write about his years in the killing fields, but for the sake of kids everywhere, he has finally done it.
About Dan McGowan
Dan McGowan is a professional voice-over and on-camera
actor whose credits include spots for McDonald’s, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Hewlett-Packard, Lockheed-Martin, ABC, Qwest, Dish TV, Teach.com,
Multnomah Productions, the Animation Cottage, the US government, and others. Dan
also works as a keynote speaker on various business and motivational topics and
performs stand-up comedy nationwide for corporate events, community events,
cruise ships, and more.
About Bill Chandler
Bill Chandler is an inventor, patent holder, entrepreneur, and international invention development specialist who lives in Washington State. His expertise has reached many through his work as an advertising agency executive, professor, private marketing consultant, and speaker.