Creativity+ presents the third Speakers Series of 2019. The theme is Play: an activity essential to creativity and social well-being, but often overlooked as frivolous or unproductive. Each Creativity+ Play event will feature conversations with two speakers from diverse backgrounds offering their unique perspectives on the topic. Next up are Scott Moak and Whitney Johnson.

Scott is a veteran of social services and a licensed marriage and family therapist. He also heads the Community Investment department of the Sacramento Republic FC as they finetune their bid to become the next MLS franchise. Previously, he spent more than four years as the Executive Director of the Sacramento Kings Foundation and led their Do Good program. Scott enjoys enjoys collaborating with talented, inspiring, intellectually curious folk who believe in treating people the right way all the time.

Whitney fell in love with food, cocktails, art, fashion, music and the idea of life outside of her comfortably quiet Rocklin upbringing while attending the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in San Francisco. After graduating, Whitney moved to downtown Sacramento where she landed her first job with the architectural firm Monighan & Design. She is now department director at Miles Treaster & Associates and has led the design team for hospitality projects including Shady Lady Saloon, Grange, KRU and Shangri-La. She is currently focused on boutique hotels and larger format statewide projects.