Speakers

Brittany Cass is a resilient military spouse, a mom of three incredible kids, and a survivor of a life-altering drunk driving crash, which became a catalyst for something greater.

What could have broken her instead ignited a fire within her—a calling to rise, to fight, and to lead with love. She founded Bold Like Britt, a nonprofit dedicated to education and inspiring courage and strength in the face of adversity.

With a BA in Communications and nearly a decade in the marketing and radio industry, she understands the profound impact of stories and connection. She lives with conviction, guided by her faith in Christ and a belief that healing is real, even when the journey is messy. 

An outgoing, creative, and energetic soul, Brittany brings light into every room she enters. She loves spontaneous dance parties with her kids, beach days that feel like therapy, and believes in powerful comebacks. 

Camlyn Pola is an entrepreneur, wife, mother, and grandmother with a background in interior and kitchen design, known for creating beautiful, functional spaces. A survivor of a drunk driving accident, she now advocates for safer communities through her volunteer work with the East Hawaiʻi Drug Free Coalition, Hawai'i Alcohol Policy Alliance, and the Drive with Aloha Campaign, sharing her story to help prevent impaired driving among youth.

Leena has been a dedicated school psychologist since 1999, earning her Education Specialist Degree and becoming a Nationally Certified School Psychologist in 2009. Passionate about mental health since childhood, she specializes in understanding how trauma, entitlement, and life experiences shape child development. She excels at bringing school teams together to create effective support plans, valuing honesty and collaboration among educators, parents, administrators, and students. Continuously expanding her expertise, Leena has extensive training in trauma, brain research, restorative justice, and more, having read over 60 books and co-authored three on mental health. She also produces and edits online content for Healing Children, leveraging her talent for engaging audiences. Recognized for her contributions, she received Idaho’s School Psychologist of the Year Award in 2010 and 2019.

Dr. Kelly Olson, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist, author, and keynote speaker who believes that assessing and addressing disease requires an integrative approach.  Kelly's ability to illuminate the molecular misadventures that lead to disease is what makes her special - proving time and again that a splash of nerdy, with a big dash of passion, goes a long way.  Currently, she holds the position of Director of Clinical Affairs with one of the largest toxicology laboratories in the United States.  Here, she focuses much of her attention on mental health, particularly with an emphasis on addictions.  She thrives at taking very complex information and delivering it to audiences of all sizes and backgrounds in a way that promotes understanding and application of key concepts.  She has lectured all over the world as an invited session speaker and has authored/co-authored several peer-reviewed articles, textbook and book chapters, books, posters, and presentations, all aimed at providing a clinically applicable compendium of knowledge to ultimately help healthcare practitioners get their clients/patients well faster.

Dr. Olson received her Master of Science in exercise physiology from the University of North Dakota, and her PhD in Pharmacology & Therapeutics (with a focus on molecular neuropharmacology) from the University of Manitoba.