APPLESTAR Conference Presentations

Jean is an often requested conference speaker, known for her high energy, content rich presentations. She is best suited for elearning, training, literacy, education and ministry events.  Find links to her past conference resources on the attached pages.

Training and eLearning Conferences

Jean loves to train trainers and collaborate on new ideas. She has presented at local ATD & ISPI chapters, and nationally for the eLearning Guild, Training Magazine, ATD International Conference and Exposition, and Chief Learning Officer.

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Ministry Training


Jean has been a Sunday School teacher since she was 13 years old, and loves teaching Bible. She has been teaching Women's Bible Studies since 1996, including Faith at Work studies in the workplace. Jean has experience teaching at all levels: preschool through adults. She has presented at Women's Retreats throughout New England, as well as at Women's, Leadership, and Christian Education conferences.

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Literacy Conferences

Jean has a passion for the lowest literacy adult learner. She spent 8 years working with a group of elder Liberian refugees who arrived in the US with no English, and no experience with books, paper or pencils. She was a tutor and tutor trainer for Literacy Volunteers, and shared her experiences at the annual Rhode Island Adult Professional Development Conference, ProLiteracy, and traveled internationally to present at LESLLA conferences.

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Ask Jean to Speak at Your Event

To contact Jean for your event, email her at jmarrapodi at applestar dot org or use this contact form.