TEDxRochester is a small team of enthusiastic people who are dedicated to bringing the magic of TED to downtown Rochester.


Tony Karakashian

TEDx Licensee and Coordinator.

Tony is a Windows Server engineer at Paychex and is the founder and licensee for TEDxRochester.


Gary D. Jacobs

Coordinator and Designer.

Gary is a freelance Architectural Illustrator and designer.


Amanda Doherty

Coordinator.

Amanda is the Manager of the Costume Shop at the Geva Theatre Center.


Marge Betley

Marge is the resident dramaturge at the Geva Theatre Center.


Cecelia Horwitz

Former Executive Director of the Center for Future Health at the University of Rochester, Cecelia is now conducting qualitative research for strategic change initiatives.