ACA Signs Dr. Rod Berger To Moderate Closing Keynote by Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Opal Lee
Dallas, Texas - February 11th, 2025
Dr. Rod Berger has been signed to give a moderated keynote address with the ‘grandmother of Juneteenth’ Opal Lee in Dallas at the association’s national conference on February 21st.
The American Camp Association (ACA) anticipates over 1,800 attendees for the closing keynote address. The conference’s 2025 focus centers on character development, bringing into focus the life and accomplishments of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Opal Lee.
“Opal Lee is a cherished voice symbolizing courage and character in the face of generational obstacles - it is quite a coop that ACA was able to secure an American inspiration, like Lee, for the closing keynote. I am honored to play a part in telling Opal’s moving story,” says Berger.
Dallas, Texas welcomes camp professionals worldwide.
About ACA
The American Camp Association is a community of camp professionals who, for over 100 years, have joined together to share our knowledge and experience and to ensure the quality of camp programs. Because of our diverse 10,000 plus membership and our exceptional programs, children and adults have the opportunity to learn powerful lessons in community, character-building, skill development, and healthy living — lessons that can be learned nowhere else.
About Dr. Rod Berger
Conducting over 4,000 interviews for the likes of Forbes, Entrepreneur Mag, global podcasts, corporate leaders, agencies, and world-renowned universities, Dr. Rod Berger is a globally recognized expert in the art of strategic storytelling through dynamic interview techniques. Berger’s storytelling travels have gained him an audience with the Pope and UN officials, placed him in a refugee camp in eastern Uganda, in the garage of Formula 1, and on the TEDx stage.
Berger served as a guest lecturer for Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management for nearly two decades on the power of storytelling in business. Berger offers key insights into the currency of storytelling for leaders and entrepreneurs worldwide. Berger’s first book, The Currency of Storytelling, published by Wiley, comes out in the fall of 2025.