Keynote 2022

Keynote Speaker: Sean McElhinney

BIOGRAPHY

Sean currently works as the Executive Director and Lead Facilitator at Verdun Adventure Bound in Rixeyville, VA. Verdun Adventure Bound is a Non-Profit Organization with a vision to strengthen the community in which we exist by empowering individuals, communities, and organizations to discover their unrealized potential and fostering impactful collaboration. Verdun specializes in teambuilding and leadership development programs but their scope of work expands from youth teambuilding and summer camps, to resiliency development programs in schools, and even an adult substance use prevention. Sean works directly with development and implementation of all Verdun programs. 
 
During his ten years of Facilitation Experience, Sean has worked with adults and Youth from all walks of life, from small youth teambuilding programs to facilitated dialogues with Libyan migrants. With a dual masters degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University and the the University of Malta, Sean specializes in conflict resolution and restorative practices. He seeks to bring this lens to his work daily by bringing people together and fostering impactful collaboration and conversation through the use of experiential learning and adventure. ​