Stephanie Drenka is a seasoned public speaker, panelist, and facilitator on topics including adoption, storytelling, Asian American history, and racial equity.
Available for keynote speeches, panels, workshops, interviews, and presentations.
Potential Topics
- Adoption
- History
- Asian American
- Advocacy
- Allyship
- Narrative Change
- Race/Racism
- Racial Equity
- Storytelling
Speaking Highlights
Ascend North Texas, Panelist – Allyship and Belonging in the Workplace: Elevating Asian-Black Relations
National Association of Asian American Professionals DFW, Keynote Speaker
University of Texas at Arlington, Panelist – AAPI History in the Archives
Dallas Holocaust & Human Rights Museum, Panelist – Crucial Conversations: Challenging AAPI Hatred
The Writer’s Garrett, Moderator – The Power of Language in Shaping Social Change
The Dallas Opera, Panelist – TDO Connections: Representation in Opera
Adoption Knowledge Affiliates Conference, Keynote Speaker – Origin Story: History & Healing in Adoption
Dallas Museum of Art, Moderator – Artist Talk: Mel Chin
UT Dallas, Presenter – Dallas Asian American History and The Legacy of Systemic Racism
Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation, Presenter – The History of Race in Dallas: Asian Americans
D CEO Diversity, Inclusion, & Impact Symposium, Speaker – Moving Toward Racial Equity & Racial Healing
Workshops
Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network, We Started a Literary Festival!
Young Leaders, Strong City, Nothing About Us, Without Us: Telling Our Stories and Living Our Truth