Rediscovering Joy
Track: Professional Development

Thursday, April 30th | 3:15-4:30pm
Speaker: Monte Stiles, Monte Stiles LLC
Room: 315

Description: As children, we grow up full of wonder and awe for the world around us. As we reach adulthood, the burdens of career, family, financial obligations, children, illness, and age can lead to a lost appreciation for everything that is wonderful about life. The need to find a proper balance will be addressed in this session, inspiring attendees to maintain healthy lifestyles and outlooks for themselves, their work, their families, and the public they serve. The need to appreciate all of the beauty in nature will also be covered, providing attendees with additional incentive to protect and maintain public lands for the benefit of all.

Learning Objectives:

• Participant will have a greater appreciation for the role that public lands have in our culture
• Participant will obtain enhanced knowledge regarding the dangers of substance abuse in their own lives, families, and society.
• Participant will gain a greater understanding of how public recreation can be an effective antidote to substance abuse; especially with our youth, along with a renewed hope and faith in mankind

Speaker Bio: Monte Stiles, Monte Stiles, LLC

Monte Stiles served for 28 years as a state and federal drug prosecutor. During the last 24 years, Monte led the Organized Crime/Drug Enforcement Task Force in the investigation and prosecution of large-scale drug trafficking organizations. During this time, Monte was deeply involved in community drug education and training law enforcement agencies in the United States and abroad. In 2011, Monte left his position with the U.S. Attorney's Office in order to devote his full attention to motivational speaking, training, and drug education, spending much of his time working on national policies that impact youth substance abuse.