Below you will find some of the venues at which I have facilitated conversations.
Campuses
Alabama
• Calhoun Community College (two keynote presentations and one new faculty workshop facilitation)
• Trenholm State Technical College (keynote for faculty training).
Arkansas
• Arkansas State University (Jonesboro)— facilitator for day-long retreat (2010; 2014)
• Cossatot Community College-The University of Arkansas - (keynote and facilitator for day-long training)
• Student Success Symposium, University of Central Arkansas
• Educational Frontiers Group Higher Education Retreat (co-developed and delivered a statewide retreat for Arkansas college and university faculty)
California
• Innovations Conference 2017 (League of Innovation, San Francisco)
• Cal Tech Tutor Program (video training call)
• California State University at Bakersfield
Florida
• Ana G. Menendez University System, Orlando (keynote)
• Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry (keynote)
• Daytona State College
• Edison State College, Ft. Myers (2-day program on engaging first-year students)
• Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University--keynote
• Florida Community College at Jacksonville , Student Choices program
• Florida Community College at Jacksonville Honor Students Colloquia
• Florida Community College at Jacksonville (student success faculty)
• Florida Community College at Jacksonville student tutors
• Florida State College at Jacksonville--Keynote for the annual Adjunct Convocation (2013; 2014)
• Florida State College at Jacksonville--Keynote Address for the Early College Class of 2015
• Florida State College at Jacksonville--Keynote Address for the First Annual Student Success Conference
• Florida State College at Jacksonville (North Campus) - Academic Discussions presentation
• Florida State College at Jacksonville--Minority Males Success Initiative keynote
• Florida State College at Jacksonville--Pathways Academy
• Florida State College at Jacksonville--Take Stock in Children keynote
• Florida State College at Jacksonville--Upward Bound Program
• Team Ain't a Four-letter Word - Jacksonville, Florida high school and middle school teachers (team building)
• Keiser College, Ft. Lauderdale Campus
• Keiser College, Tallahassee Campus
• Keiser College, Sarasota Campus
• Lynn University - Visiting Scholar-in-Residence
• Northeast Florida Teachers of English as a Second Language Mini-Conference
• Polk Community College Faculty Workshop
• Polk State College New Faculty Workshop
• Saint Petersburg College.
• Southern Career College- keynote and training
• Tallahassee Community College (In-service training for Choices for College Success)
• University of North Florida student tutors
• University of St Augstine for Health Sciences
Illinois
• University of Illinois - staff development + program for student leaders
• Highlands Community College Upward Bound Program - keynote and retreat facilitator
Louisiana
• Louisiana State University-Alexandria. Convocation keynote + faculty workshop
Maryland
• Maryland Association of Private Colleges and Career Schools - keynote
• Thomson Publishers Faculty Symposium - keynote
Massachusetts
• Northern Essex Community College - faculty convocation keynote.
Michigan
• Davenport University--keynote on retention and concurrent session on life choices.
• Ferris State University -- keynote and facilitation for university Retention Summit
Mississippi
• Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - keynote and training
• Tylertown , Mississippi public schools (secondary teachers)
New Jersey
• William Patterson University
New Mexico
• Moran Lecture Series/In-service County Education sponsored by New Mexico Junior College - keynote on how to teach critical thinking
North Carolina
• Pitt Community College , Greenville (student presentation on life success)
• Wake Technical Community College (Keynote for faculty development)
• Wake Technical Community College (Full-day workshop for faculty of the Health Sciences Division)
Oklahoma
• Oklahoma State University (student success faculty)
Oregon
• Portland Community College (Dual Credit Symposium Keynote speaker)
Pennsylvania
• Community College of Allegheny County (keynote and facilitation)
• The Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators
South Carolina
• Coastal Carolina University (student success faculty)
• Spartanburg Technical College Faculty Leadership Program
South Dakota
• Sitting Bull College (student summit keynote)
Texas
• Houston Baptist University (two keynotes and workshop facilitation)
• San Jacinto College. Houston (full-day leadership academy facilitator)
• San Jacinto College. Houston (1/2 day developmental education faculty training facilitator)
• San Jacinto College (Faculty convocation keynote; discipline enrichment sessions for Science, Math, History and English Departments)
• South Texas College. McAllen, Texas (student success faculty)
Utah
• Western Wyoming Community College (facilitated collaborative session on developing the TOTAL student. Location: Flaming Gorge, Utah).
Virginia
• Charlotte County Public School System (faculty development)
• Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA). (Faculty Convocation Keynote)
• Southside Virginia Community College , Alberta Campus
Wyoming
• Wyoming Student Affairs Conference (Keynote and workshop)
Conferences
• Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) and the National Conference on Allied Health Education (FL. NV)
• American Mathematical Association for Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC)--featured speaker (FL)
• Arkansas Association for Developmental Education (ArkADE) - keynote (2x: 2010 and 2013)
• California Association of Private and Post-Secondary Schools
• Cengage Learning – keynote (CA. FL. NV.TX)
• College Reading and Learning Association (CA. OH. MO. UT)
• Conference on the First-Year Experience sponsored by the National Resource Center, University of South Carolina
(AZ. CA. CO. FL. GA. TX)
• Educational Frontiers Group Faculty Retreat to Build a Community for Student Success (Co-founder and Coach) (AR)
• First Annual Collegiate High School Summit ( Polk Community College ) (FL)
• Florida Association of Community Colleges—Student Development Commission
• Florida Association of Post-secondary Schools and Colleges - keynote
• Florida Junior Community Colleges Student Government Association Conference-keynote (FL)
• Inspiring Change: Student Success Forum (Pearson Education) (D.C. IL. TX) Click here to see video.
• International Conference on College Teaching and Learning - featured speaker (FL)
• League for Innovation (Innovations Conference) (CA)
• Maryland Association of Private Colleges and Career Schools - keynote
• Mathematics Teaching Solutions Workshop sponsored by Thomson Brooks/Cole – keynote (LA. SC)
• Mississippi Association for Developmental Education (MADE) - keynote and training
• National Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP)--Keynote (FL)
• National Association for Developmental Education. Preconference facilitator and Concurrent Session facilitator
(D.C. FL. MA. OH. SC. TN. TX)
• National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development - featured speaker (TX)
• North Florida Writers Group
• Northeast Florida Teachers of English as a Second Language Mini-Conference
• Thomson Publishers Faculty Symposium – keynote (MD)
• Pearson National Forum on Student Success - featured speaker (CA. IL. LA)
• Pearson Prentice Hall National Sales Meeting (AZ)
• Ruffalo Noel Levitz National Conference on Student Recruitment, Marketing, and Retention-keynote and concurrent sessions
(CO. FL. GA. IL. LA. MA)
• Students in Transition Annual Conference sponsored by the National Resource Center, University of South Carolina (MO)
• Teaching Academic Survival Skills Conference–keynote (FL)
• Teaching and Learning Conference, Ashland Community College (KY)
• Teresa Farnum and Associates Workshop on Retention - featured speaker (CO)
• The Colorado Private School Association - keynote
• The Florida Department of Education, Achieving the Dream--Connections 2007 Conference - keynote
• The Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators
• Virginia Community College Association—keynote
• Virginia Master Teacher Seminar
• Wyoming Student Affairs Conference (keynote and breakout session facilitation)
Corporate/Associations/Non-Profits/Government
• Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry-keynote (FL)
• Celebrating Possibilities— keynote
• Child Guidance Center Quarterly meeting–keynote (FL)
• City of Jacksonville , Department of Community Services (FL)
• Innovative Educators--shot two videos for student success (well-being; training tutors) (CO)
• International Facility Managers Associate (Jacksonville Chapter)--keynote for their Professional Development Forum (FL) (2016 and 2017)
• International Facility Managers Associate (Facility Fusion Power Speaker. Las Vegas and Toronto, 2017)
• Kiwanis International. Atlantic Beach, Florida. August 2020.
• Jacksonville Harmony Chorus Annual Show - Master of Ceremonies (FL)
• Legacy of Care Free Health Care Annual Gala–keynote (FL)
• Northeast Florida Association of Realtors
• Oceanside Rotary Club. Atlantic Beach, Atlantic Beach, Florida. June 2020
• Raines High School GEAR UP Program (FL)
• Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless (FL)
• Take Stock in Children (Duval)-keynote (FL)
• Therapy Animal Coalition. 2020 Animal Expo. March 2020
• Wells Fargo Northeast Florida management team (FL)
• FDLRS Institute. Keynote address for the 2017 Conference in Lake Buena Vista, FL. November 14, 2017.