 | Rita Dove, MFA -- Virginia USA, 15.0k to 20.0k 
Rita Dove served as Poet Laureate of the United States and Consultant to the Library of Congress from 1993 to 1995, making her the youngest person -- and the first African-American -- to receive this highest official honor in American letters. She held the position for two years. In 1999 she was reappointed Special Consultant in Poetry for 1999/2000, the Library of Congress's bicentennial year. She has received numerous literary and academic honors, among them the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry and, most recently, the 2001 Duke Ellington Lifetime Achievement Award, the 1997 Sara Lee Frontrunner Award, the 1997 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award, the 1996 Heinz Award in the Arts and Humanities and the 1996 National Humanities Medal.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Andrew Erlich, Ph.D -- Arizona USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Andrew Erlich, Ph.D. has been involved in speaking, organizational development, multi-cultural research, motivational analysis and training since 1979 when he founded Erlich Transcultural Consultants (ETC). In addition to his experience with speaking and research, Dr. Erlich has conducted cultural competency training programs for clients like Microsoft, J.P. MorganChase, Avis, Earl Scheib Auto Body & Paint, and the National Multi-Cultural Institute. Note: Dr. Erlich is fluent in Spanish.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Joy Harjo -- New Mexico USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Joy Harjo was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 9th, 1951 to Wynema Baker and Allen W. Foster. She is an enrolled member of the Creek tribe, and is also of Cherokee, French, and Irish descent. Descended from a long line of tribal leaders on her father’s side, including Monahwee, leader of the Red Stick War against Andrew Jackson, she often incorporates into her poetry themes of Indian survival amidst contemporary American life.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Jonathan Harris -- Oregon USA, 15.0k to 20.0k
Artist and computer scientist Jonathan Harris makes online art that captures the world's expression -- and gives us a glimpse of the soul of the Internet.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Asma Gull Hasan -- Colorado USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Asma Gull Hasan is the author of American Muslims: The New Generation. She has titled herself a Muslim Feminist Cowgirl reflecting her upbringing and specifically her Colorado home. The daughter of Pakistani immigrants and born in Chicago, she considers herself an all-American girl.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Red Hawk -- Maryland USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Red Hawk has extensive experience in the areas in managing diversity and cultural understanding. He has lectured to government officials on diversity, leadership, and team building. He has also contributed to developing training videos and training materials for Alexander Consulting and Training. Hawk is a nationally known motivational keynote speaker on the topics of cultural diversity, issues of social change and structural inequality. Hawk has experience conducting complex workplace investigations, organizational problem solving, mediating employment disputes, and designing and presenting labor and employee relations training for managers and supervisors.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Michael Soon Lee, MBA, CSP -- California USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Michael D. Lee, MBA is the first Asian American to earn the Certified Speaking Professional in the 25-year history of the National Speakers Association. He speaks on diversity and culture around the world and has authored numerous books on the subject.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Lisa Skriloff -- New York USA, 2.5k to 5.0k
Lisa Skriloff is the founder and president of Multicultural Marketing Resources, Inc. (MMR), established in 1994, a public relations and marketing firm representing the leading experts to Hispanics, Asian Americans, African Americans and other ethnic and lifestyle groups.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Twyla Tharp -- New York USA, 25.0k to 30.0k
Twyla Tharp is much more than just another “award-winning choreographer,” she’s an entrepreneur, manager, and accomplished businesswoman. Tharp's entrepreneurial drive led her to found Twyla Tharp Dance company in 1965. From its humble beginnings, to its Tony Award-winning performance in “Movin’ Out," Tharp has grown the business by motivating, managing, and maintaining it the only way she knows how: with creativity and discipline. Tharp’s presentations instill a work ethic and inspire creativity into all who see them: peers, family members, or even employees. Don’t let the gym clothes and dance shoes fool you, she’s here on business.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | David Wann -- Colorado USA, 2.5k to 5.0k
Wann has spoken to a wide variety of audiences over the years, from small, informal groups of 20 to large conferences of 500 or more. He strives for authenticity, using many concrete examples as well as a rich array of wisdom gleaned from cultural mentors and role models. Wann likes to engage his audiences with personal recollections, stories and dry humor, with an over-arching theme of bad news/good news. Though his talks are both entertaining and filled with content, he especially enjoys spontaneous interaction with the audience. He has also produced 20 videos and TV programs, including the award-winning TV documentary "Designing a Great Neighborhood," and "Building Livable Communities," for then-Vice President Al Gore. David is the father of two children, president of the Sustainable Futures Society, and a Fellow of the national Simplicity Forum. He co-designed the cohousing neighborhood where he lives, has taught at the college level, and worked more than a decade as a policy analyst for
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Benjamin Zander -- Massachusetts USA, 50.0k to 75.0k
In a symphony - as in business - one person can’t do it all. Great music is made when everyone gives their best. As leader, it’s the conductor’s job to bring out the best in everyone and Ben Zander does that better than anyone. Zander is the brilliant and acclaimed British-born conductor of the Boston Philharmonic. His talks bring his passion for greatness and philosophy of life to audiences in a way that absolutely transforms the way people act – they leave his presentations as changed people -- with a compelling new understanding of leadership, organizational dynamics, teamwork and the keys to their own happiness and improved performance. Zander’s presentations are a high-energy tour de force – he paces the stage . . . walks through the audience . . . he cajoles . . . plays piano . . . he teases . . . he laughs . . . and he chides.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
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