Keynote Speakers
Born this Way Cast Members
Rachel is currently a principal cast member on the Emmy Award winning A&E docuseries “Born This Way,” which has completed its’ fourth season. “Born This Way” follows the lives of eight individuals who have Down Syndrome as they strive to achieve their hopes and dreams.
Rachel has worked in a clerical position in the insurance industry for over ten years. For the past seven years, she has served as a global messenger for Special Olympics Southern California, traveling throughout the region giving speeches to groups both large and small to raise funds and awareness.
Rachel has worked in a clerical position in the insurance industry for over ten years. For the past seven years, she has served as a global messenger for Special Olympics Southern California, traveling throughout the region giving speeches to groups both large and small to raise funds and awareness. She is also a member of the Special Olympics Southern California Toastmasters Gavel Club, where she amongst others hone their public speaking skills and spread the message of Special Olympics.
Megan Bomgaars is a well known self-advocate with Down Syndrome, an artist and a rising entrepreneur. Loving to share her life experiences with others, she has developed her skills as a public speaker and travels across the country giving keynote speeches and presentations on a variety of topics.
Recently, Megan wrote about her life experiences and her beliefs about being fully included in her community while overcoming limitations. Working with her teachers at school she composed a popular video called, “Don’t Limit Me”. Megan truly lives by her motto and she is an inspiration to her wide circle of friends and family.
Megan has taken a lifetime of creative experiences and turned them into a full-time passion. Whether it is painting, journaling, singing or working with color, she has done it all with her own unmistakable style! As a surface design artist she creates original, one-of-a-kind textiles and fabrics by incorporating unusual techniques such as dyeing with ice, manipulating fiber reactive dyes and the use of colorants. Megan is an ardent observer of her surroundings and is always ready for the unexpected color or element to catch her eye and influence her next project.
Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City
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