Sriharshita “Harshu” Musunuri Junior inventor, researcher, scientist, and emerging polymath Musunuri is a junior at Henry M. Jackson High School in Mill Creek, a student researcher in a University of Washington chemical engineering lab, a 2016 Davidson Fellow Laureate, and curriculum director of the non-profit Girls Rock in Science and Math. She has achieved national recognition for her studies and invention, and was an intern at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Musunri’s TEDxSnoIsleLibraries 2016 talk, “Channeling Your Inner Renaissance,” will be shown. Her talk advocates for the pursuit of multiple disciplines to facilitate knowledge to achieve a contemporary renaissance. Dr. Ed Castro Trumpeter, composer, and arranger; band director at The Soundview School, Lynnwood As a young musician, Dr. Castro often heard the phrase “innovation through imitation.” That concept has defined his career. A founding member of the Mosaic Brass Quintet, he is both a freelance musician and a teacher at Soundview School. He is also a lecturer and affiliated artist at Pacific Lutheran University, where he performs with the Lyric Brass Quintet. Selected portions from Castro’s TEDxSnoIsleLibraries 2016 talk, “Finding Innovation through Imitation,” will be shown. Through his talk and performance, Castro invites viewers to recognize and overcome the constraints of self-imposed walls. Anna Rohrbough Leadership development, professional business coach and trainer, TEDx speaker coach Rohrbough is president of AR Leadership, about which she said, “My business is helping people create the business and life they love.” Her clients include companies and communities whose leaders want to excel. Rohrbough serves on the city of Mukilteo’s Long-range Planning Committee, the Mukilteo School District Budget Committee, and as the manager of her son’s soccer team. Selected portions from Rohrbough’s TEDxSnoIsleLibraries 2015 talk, “Rethinking change,” will be shown. In her talk, she explores her belief that focusing on problems actually perpetuates them.

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