Meet the Team

Matthew Creasy

Assistant Director, University Student Centers

Matthew Creasy is the license holder and head curator of TEDxUniversityofDelaware and has held this role since 2017. He has a passion for new ideas that can change the world and sharing those ideas far and wide. In his professional role at the University, he serves as Assistant Director of University Student Centers for Leadership Development and coordinates various aspects of the Blue Hen Leadership Program.

Sarah Goldfarb

Digital Marketing Director, Communications and Marketing

Sarah Goldfarb is a current member of the TEDxUniversityofDelaware Executive Committee. As a former journalist and currently the digital marketing manager in UD’s Office of Communications & Marketing, she has a passion for storytelling – whether written or spoken.TED’s goals of spreading innovative, great ideas aligns perfectly with her own mission when it comes to managing the strategy of the University’s website and social media content. And there’s no better place to do that than on a college campus.

Christopher Volker

Associate Director, University Writing Center

Christopher Volker is a current member of the TEDxUniversityofDelaware Executive Committee. Previously, he served as a rehearsal consultant since 2017. He is committed to working with speakers to create ideas that are “worth spreading,” both through one’s message and delivery. Professionally, he is the Associate Director of Oral Communication for the University Writing Center and an instructor in the Department of Communication.

Kathryn DeBois

Senior, College of Earth, Ocean & Environment

Kathryn DeBois is a student member of TedxUniversityofDelaware Executive Committee. She has been watching Ted Talks for years, and loves the mission and the messages behind each video. She is majoring Earth Science Education and has minors in Geography and Coastal and Marine Geoscience. She is planning on her masters in education.

Christine McIntosh

Senior. College of Arts and Sciences

Christine McIntosh is a student member of the TEDxUniversityofDelaware Executive Committee and has held these roles since 2019. She loves the message that TEDx supports and shares and enjoys bringing that love onto the stage at the University. As a student, she is double majoring in English and Three Foreign Languages, and hopes to continue on to a Master’s in education and education policy.

Speaker Preparation Committee:

Natalie Walton, Charise Lewis, Christine McIntosh, Madelyn Powell, Catherine Hogan

Publicity Committee:

Ethan Downs, Andriana Gorgone, Gabby Harvilla, Charise Lewis, Caitlin Velez