DAWN DIPAOLA

Dawn DiPaola is a motivational speaker for middle and high schools throughout Florida and the country. For the past five years, Dawn has been travelling nationwide empowering the lives of kids and teens. She recently married and has now made Palm Beach her home. Dawn's passion and life's mission is to continue inspiring, coaching, and impacting the lives of kids and teens. With Dawn's powerful message, this program will give them the ability to make solid and healthy choices in school and in life.

Speaking from her heart and history, she connects with students from all backgrounds. Having survived poverty, neglect, violence and being bullied as a young child, Dawn shows struggling teens how to overcome obstacles, discover their own gifts and talents, and how make their hopes and dreams a reality. Her presentations are dynamic, highly interactive and down-to-earth. Dawn’s presentations have made front page news in cities across the country. She has been featured in the Buffalo News, the Connecticut Post, Jamestown Times, Cheektowaga Times, the South Florida Sun Sentinel and the Palm Beach Post. 

Dawn was also featured in an episode of the popular news program Dateline NBC which addressed how attitude and appearance affects our treatment in society. 

Dawn is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy of NYC.   In 2006 she was crowned Ms. Florida and went on to capture the national title of Ms. United States.  She has appeared in episodes of Sex and the City, and Law and Order, as well as in countless local and national commercials.

Dawn works with local and national organizations including: Child Lures Prevention, Hugs forKids, Childsplace at Homesafe, the Miami Crisis Center, Women for Women International, the Milagro Center, the Boynton Beach Senior Center, the National Conference for Community and Justice, and the American Cancer Society.

Dawn is excited to bring this coaching series to South Florida for kids and teens where she feels she can impact many lives in a postive manner with her knowledge and experience.