Free Speakers LA & OC is a pro bono speakers bureau. These Educational guest speakers present at no cost on space exploration and NASA, storytelling, cold outreach, public health, STEM for kids, and more. Every presentation is free to book, with no fees, no honorarium and no mileage.
Project Manager, Retired from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mr. Lehman worked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, USA for 40-years until his retirement in 2021. His career highlights include Technical Manager for the development for the Mars Pathfinder Attitude and Information Management Subsystem, Project Manager for the Deep Space One mission, Project Manager for the lunar explorer Gravity Recovery and
CEO / Founder, Heal with Zeal, LLC and Sardar Coaching and Training
Melina Sardar, M.A., CPLC, is a dynamic speaker, transformational coach, and community leader who has spent more than two decades supporting individuals and organizations develop emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and healthier communication. As the founder of Heal with Zeal, LLC and a longtime facilitator with Ark Family Center, Inc. Melina creates powerful learning experiences that blend
Story Architect
Geoffrey Berwind is one of the foremost experts on how to use the power of story to make memorable connections with clients, team, audiences, friends and family. His award-winning work in storytelling began in 1999 when he founded and ran an innovative theater in suburban Philadelphia. Five years later, this led to an invitation to
CEO, Alterea Inc.
Anahita Dalmia is co-founder and CEO of the company Alterea (yes it’s a play on “alternate reality"). Alterea creates interactive stories across mediums (theatre, games, VR, etc), allowing participants to enter a different world in which they have agency and impact within an unfolding story with the goal to show them that their actions matter
CEO & Clinical Professor, Floating Doctors & University of Southern California
Dr. Benjamin LaBrot, the Founder and CEO of Floating Doctors, is a native Southern Californian with a long association with the ocean. From childhood, he worked on commercial fishing and research vessels and spent countless hours on (or under) the water off the coast of Southern California. Dr. LaBrot attended the Royal College of Surgeons,
Mathematician, Malibu Education
Mathematician Jose Angel Manaiza, Jr. is known as “The Tutor to the Stars” from Malibu to Beverly Hills. He coaches the children of Hollywood celebrities to the highest levels of success. Mr. Manaiza has currently coached over 1,2000 students including NCAA student-athletes from schools such as UCLA, to excel intellectually by coaching a speed-reading system
