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SPEAKERS BY TOPIC: Diversity

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Omar AliOmar Ali, Ph.D -- North Carolina USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Considered among the most dynamic young scholars in the nation today, Dr. Omar H. Ali specializes in the history of independent political movements. Recently featured on PBS in "Transforming America," he is currently on the faculty of the History Department at Towson University. An honors graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science, he received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Harvey AlstonHarvey Alston -- Ohio USA, 2.5k to 5.0k
Considered one of the most dynamic, “high octane” speakers in America. Harvey Alston has been a full-time speaker since 1989. He has spoken to millions of people throughout the United States who have benefited not only from his knowledge, but also from the wisdom that Harvey Alston brings to the finish line.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Courtney Elizabeth AndersonCourtney Elizabeth Anderson, J.D., M.B.A -- Texas USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Courtney Elizabeth Anderson, JD, MBA, "the workplace relationship expert" is an attorney, author, internationally renowned business strategist and television media personality/legal analyst. She is a motivational and keynote speaker in all areas of leadership, personal empowerment and employment law workplace compliance. A globally recognized expert, the media turns to Ms. Anderson for answers. She appears in print, on radio and on television as a voice of authority, humor and unique introspection.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Patricia BallPatricia Ball, CSP, CPAE -- Missouri USA, 2.5k to 5.0k
PATRICIA BALL, CSP, CPAE, is president of Corporate Communications. She served as a past national president of the National Speakers Association and a past International President of the International Federation for Professional Speakers. Patricia is a Certified Speaking Professional, communications specialist, keynoter, diversity trainer, author, and presentation skills coach. A graduate of Washington University, she has been on the lecture platform since 1972, speaking nationally and internationally. Patricia has helped thousands of executives, salespeople and others achieve greater success in their personal and professional lives through the dramatic impact of her workshops and lectures.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Johnel BarronJohnel Barron -- California USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
It’s a game called ‘Life’ – and Johnel Barron has the proven, winning approach to reach into the wandering souls of today’s youth. Affectionately referred to as “Mr. B,” this powerful speaker, consultant, and mentor is changing the dynamics for how teens across the country define “personal success.”
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Samuel BetancesSamuel Betances, Ph.D -- Illinois USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
Recognized as a gifted, inspirational, and motivational speaker, Dr. Samuel Betances' insights and commitment to workforce diversity issues rank him as invaluable in empowering leadership in the public and private sector. As a sociologist, educator, and professor of 20 years, he has taught race relations, the U.S. Latino experience, church and society, education and reform, and gender issues. His national and international travels, media exposure, sense of humor and bilingual/bicultural roots greatly enhance his creative commitment to equity and excellence in making diversity a plus for the bottom line.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Lenora Billings-HarrisLenora Billings-Harris, CSP -- North Carolina USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Internationally acclaimed speaker, educator and poet, Lenora Billings-Harris, CSP has delivered presentations to thousands of people across three continents. Using her strong business background, including positions with General Motors, and the Graduate School of Business at The University of Michigan, Lenora has developed a unique way of presenting sensitive topics in a high-energy, fun-filled, yet thought-provoking way. Her interactive style, and immediately applicable " how to’s" have caused clients to invite her back again and again.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Julian BondJulian Bond -- District of Columbia USA, Contact for fee schedule
From his student days to his current Chairmanship of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Julian Bond has been an active participant in the movements for civil rights and economic justice. As an activist who has faced jail for his convictions, as a veteran of more than 20 years service in the Georgia General Assembly, a university professor and a writer, he has been on the cutting edge of social change since 1960. He has served since 1998 as Chairman of the Board of the NAACP, the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the United States. In 2002, he received the prestigious National Freedom Award.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Bridget BrennanBridget Brennan -- Illinois USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
Bridget Brennan is a pioneer in developing business strategies that appeal to women, the world's most powerful consumers. She is the CEO of business strategy firm Female Factor, and author of the acclaimed book Why She Buys: The New Strategy for Reaching the World's Most Powerful Consumers (Crown Business, July 2009). Her book was called “essential reading” by The Wall Street Journal and “required reading for anyone burdened with a Y chromosome” by Fortune Small Business.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Cricket BuchlerCricket Buchler -- Utah USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Cricket is a Master Certified Trainer and speaker in both Crucial Conversations® and Crucial Confrontations™. She has extensive international experience introducing these and other crucial skills to audiences in countries including India, Scotland, England, Brazil, Canada, United Arab Emirates and the U.S. In addition, Cricket develops and delivers workshops designed to help individuals and teams explore and achieve personal change by mastering the skills of goal setting and group accountability.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Jimmy CabreraJimmy Cabrera, CSP -- Texas USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Jimmy Cabrera is a dynamic and energetic speaker, riveting his audience's attention through the very last sentence. Every presentation he gives is Jimmy's unique blend of motivation and education. Jimmy learned some tough lessons early in his life. As a Hispanic he was reared in a predominately segregated community. Except for his parents, he always had the feeling that no one cared. The system certainly didn't challenge Jimmy to be expressive and think about setting goals. He experienced steady, bitter rejection and prejudice from a society that labeled him "different." Eventually he realized that although you cannot forget the past and the pain, you can forgive, learn from, stand firm, and move on. Dealing with and overcoming his damaged emotions, Jimmy learned how to turn the negatives he experienced into positive learning experiences.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Doug CartlandDoug Cartland -- Illinois USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Thousands of people and hundreds of organizations have been moved and re-energized by Doug and his message, whether through his speaking, his books or his award winning radio show, "Winning". Featured on radio stations and in newspapers throughout the Midwest, Doug is different. His mixture of passion, humor and story-telling challenges his listeners in a most palatable way.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Carlos ConejoCarlos Conejo -- California USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
Carlos Conejo is an expert on the rapidly growing multicultural marketplace. He assists organizations through this current evolutionary change developing sound values-driven business strategies for penetrating and growing these multicultural markets.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Rita DoveRita 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


Olympia DukakisOlympia Dukakis -- New Jersey USA, 25.0k to 30.0k
Actress, director, producer, teacher, activist - this is how Olympia Dukakis defines herself. The Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning star of such films as Moonstruck, Steel Magnolias, Picture Perfect and the top rated mini-series Tales of the City, Olympia Dukakis is a woman of uncommon achievement and dedication. A 30 year veteran of stage and screen, she also founded and served as artistic director of New Jersey's whole theater for 19 years, and sits on the boards of several influential arts organizations.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Hector ElizondoHector Elizondo -- New York USA, 30.0k to 50.0k
Four-time Emmy nominee, Hector Elizondo, received the prestigious Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1997 for his portrayal of Dr. Phillip Watters on CBS Chicago Hope.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Tamara EricksonTamara Erickson, MBA -- Massachusetts USA, 20.0k to 25.0k
Tamara J. Erickson is a McKinsey Award-winning author and widely respected expert on collaboration and innovation–on building talent and enhancing productivity–and on the nature of work in the intelligent economy. Her work is based on extensive research on the changing workforce and employee values and, most recently, on how successful organizations innovate through collaboration.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Andrew ErlichAndrew 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


Lenora FulaniLenora Fulani, Ph.D -- New York USA, 15.0k to 20.0k
Dr. Lenora Fulani is a Developmental Psychologist and political activist, best known for her two runs for the presidency as an independent in 1988 and 1992. A longtime agitator for Black political independence, Fulani became involved after the 1992 elections in a joint effort with the Perot movement to create a multiracial, pro-reform, national political party. Fulani is Chair of the Committee for a Unified Independent Party, a think tank, strategy, educational and activist center for Independent Politics.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Rene GodefroyRene Godefroy -- Georgia USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
In 1983, Rene came to Montreal with a Haitian theater company and escaped into the United States wedged between the rear tires of a tractor-trailer. He arrived in New York with five dollars in his pocket, and two shirts and a pair of pants in his battered suitcase. In the years that followed, Rene supported himself doing hard labor for low pay. Sure in his heart that he was capable of much more, Rene taught himself English, read voraciously and dedicated himself to his grandest ambitions. Today, he is a proud American citizen, and a successful businessman, speaker and author. When the man they once called "Souyan" returned to visit Haiti, a man told him, "You are our Village Hero".
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


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