HGTC 2021 Complete Schedule of Events
Yale Brothers Podcast
Casey King is all about changing the face of recovery. Casey's a physics professor at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in Myrtle Beach, and through his work with the Addiction and Recovery Lecture Series aims to reduce the stigma society places on those in recovery. He has been sober since 2005. In 2008, he founded and launched the series – a popular event that has included a growing “Who’s Who” of featured celebrity speakers – from actors to rock stars to medical professionals and many more.
Dr. Kevin McCauley
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Dr. Kevin McCauley is a Senior Fellow at The Meadows of Wickenburg, Arizona. Dr. McCauley
wrote and directed two films: “Memo to Self” about the concepts of recovery management,
and “Pleasure Unwoven” about the neuroscience of addiction which won the 2010 Michael
Q. Ford Award for Journalism from the National Association of Addiction Treatment
Providers. Kevin lives with his wife, Kristine, in Sedona, Arizona.
Craig T. Nelson
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Craig T. Nelson is an Emmy Award–winning actor, writer, director, and producer. He
currently co-stars on CBS TV’s Young Sheldon. Craig T. Nelson has starred in 5 television
series; Parenthood, The District, Coach (for which he won an Emmy), Call to Glory
and Chicago Story. He has been extremely successful in Film, TV, and on Broadway.
He has starred in a long list of feature films, the most recent being Book Club and
Pixar’s The Incredibles 2. Other notable films include The Family Stone, Poltergeist
1 & 2, The Killing Fields and Osterman Weekend.
Corporate Sponsors
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Join Grand Strand Health, FAVOR-Grand Strand, Shoreline and Lighthouse as they give
creative and thought-provoking demonstrations of recovery.
Keith Somers
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Keith A. Somers is a working actor, voice-over artist and powerful motivational speaker.
He has fulfilled roles as a principal actor in National Commercials and featured actor
roles in Box Office sensations. Following a multi-car collision, Keith was charged
and convicted of Second Degree Murder and given a life sentence in the State Prison.
After serving nearly two decades, Keith is determined to take every ounce of experience,
strength, hope, and give back to the world at large by paying it forward.
Thursday, February 11, 2021
A panel of Horry-Georgetown Technical College students, faculty, and staff who are
in recovery from various addictions will speak on what it was like, what happened,
and reveal what they do on a daily basis to maintain their recovery.
Carnie Wilson
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Carnie Wilson, daughter of legendary Beach Boy founder, Brian Wilson, has a varied
career as a singer, songwriter, TV host, actress, voice over artist, author and public
speaker. She currently is a regular co-host for CBS’S THE TALK. She has achieved unparalleled
first album success, selling ten million albums with three #1 hit singles. Carnie
is devoted to lecturing and speaking to women, men and younger individuals about self-empowerment
and recovery.
Alonzo Bodden
Thursday, February 11, 2021
A regular panel member on NPR’s Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me, Alonzo Bodden has been
making audiences laugh for more than 20 years. His first big break came when he was
on the “New Faces of Comedy” showcase at the Just for Laughs Festival, but it was
as the season three winner of NBCʼs Last Comic Standing where Alonzo was first introduced
to America. He currently hosts the podcast Who's Paying Attention? where he gives
his unique take on what's going on in the world.
Gary Stromberg
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Gary has been clean and sober for over 37 years. He cofounded GIBSON & STROMBERG,
a large and influential music public relations firm of the sixties and seventies.
His company represented such luminaries as The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Muhammad
Ali, Barbra Streisand, Boyz II Men, Neil Diamond, Ray Charles, The Doors, Earth, Wind
& Fire, Elton John, Three Dog Night, and Crosby, Stills, & Nash.
Paul Williams
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Author and Recovery Advocate, Paul Williams is one of the
most beloved and respected music creators in the world today. He’s a lyricist and
composer who has won an Oscar Award, three Grammy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards
and earned induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Some of his songs include
“We’ve Only Just Begun,” “Rainy Days and Mondays” and “You and Me Against the World”
to “An Old Fashioned Love Song,” “Let Me Be the One” and “The Rainbow Connection”.
