Past Seminars and Speakers

Speakers for Spring Seminars Hosted by Wings
Wings has hosted an impressive list of guest speakers over the years. Many were invited back several times at the request of our participants.

2025 PENDING Ben Wolfe-Grief Counselor, Educator, Thanatologist

2024 Ted Bowman, Educator, Author, Consultant
2023 Bob Baugher, PhD., Author, Educator
2022 CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19
2021 CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19
2020 CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19

2019 Ted Bowman, Educator, Author, Consultant
2018 Ben Wolfe, Grief Counselor, Educator, Thanatologist
2017 Harold Ivan Smith, Storyteller, Author, Educator
2016 Dr. Alan Wolfelt, PhD. Director for the Center for Loss and Life Transition
2015 Bob Baugher, PhD., Author, Educator
2014 Louis LaGrand-Author, National Speaker-Extraordinary Experiences
2013 Ben Wolfe-Grief Counselor, Educator, Thanatologist
2012 Harold Ivan Smith-Grief Educator, Wordsmith, Story Teller
2011 Patrick Dean-Wisconsin Grief Education Center
2010 Dr. Alan Wolfelt, Director, Center for Loss and Life Transition
2009 Bob Baugher, PhD, Author, College Educator
2008 Alicia Sims Franklin, LICSW, GMS, DAPA
2007 Diana Papili, National Speaker
2006 Harold Ivan Smith, Storyteller, Author, Educator
2005 Alan Wolfelt, Ph. D. Director Center for Loss and Life Transition
2004 Tom Attig, Author “The Heart of Grief’
2003 Iris Bolton, Executive Director, Link Counseling Center, Atlanta, GA
2002 Bob Baugher, PhD. Author, Educator
2001 Alan Wolfelt, Ph. D., Director, Center for Loss and Life Transition
2000 Marilyn Heavilin, Author
1998 Judy Guggenheim, Author of Hello from Heaven
1997 Alan Wolfelt, Ph. D. Director Center for Loss and Life Transition