Selected Presentations
Duquesne University, Pittsburg, PA 2017
Bay Area Regional, Oakland, CA 017
Boston Public Schools, Boston, MA 2017
Illinois Regional, Burr Ridge, IL 2017
Fresno State University, CA 2017
LAUSD Annual GATE Conference, Los Angeles, CA 2016
International Conference on Urban Education, Montego Bay, Jamaica 2014
National Black Child Development Institute, Detroit, MI 2014
University of Northern Iowa, Waterloo, Iowa 2014
New Teacher Center Symposium, San Francisco, CA 2014
E. E. Smith High School, Fayetteville, NC 2014
University of North Carolina, Charlotte 2013
Mt. Sinai MB Church, Fayetteville, NC 2013
National Black Child Development Institute, New Orleans, LA 2013
Great Teachers’ Summit, Denver, CO 2013
Evanston Township High School, Evanston, IL 2013
Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, Fayetteville, NC 2013
Unit 4 Schools, Keynote Address, Champaign, IL 2012
Unit 4 Schools, Two Workshops, Champaign, IL 2012
Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, Keynote Address, Fayetteville, NC 2012
Learning Forward Summer Conference, Workshop, Denver, CO 2012
FSU Office of Research Initiatives Summer Research Symposium, Fayetteville, 2012
Goldsboro District AME Zion Church School Convention, Roseboro, NC 2012
Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Fayetteville, NC 2012
HBCUGEA Conference, Shaw Univ. Raleigh, NC 2012
The College Board Dream Deferred Conference, Los Angeles 2012
Ireland Dr. Middle School, Fayetteville, NC 2012
WIDU Radio’s Pastors’ Coalition, Fayetteville, NC 2012
National Association of African American Studies, Baton Rogue 2012
Ireland Dr. Middle School, Fayetteville, NC 2012
Sunnyside Elementary School, Fayetteville, NC 2012
Bladen Community College, Dublin, NC 2012
Dr. C. I. Brown Lecture, Fayetteville State University 2011
Ferguson Easley Elementary School, Fayetteville, NC 2011
T.C. Berrien Elementary School, Fayetteville, NC 2011
Kansas Alliance of Black School Educators/Topeka 2011
CARE/Long Beach, CA 2011
Morningside Elementary School, Mobile, Alabama 2011
Women’s Empowerment Conference, Scripps College 2011
Los Angeles Unified School District, Annual GATE Conference 2010
Midwest Equity Assistance Center Annual Equity Update Kansas City, MO 2010
Keynote Address, St. Stephen Baptist Church Parent Education Day La Puente, CA 2010
Workshop Presenter, Jack & Jill Association 2010
Presenter, American Educational Research Association 2010
Workshop Presenter, Los Angeles Unified School District/GATE 2010
Workshop Presenter, Azusa Pacific University 2009
Keynote Address, Lancaster Elementary School District 2009
Workshop Presenter, Lancaster Elementary School District 2009
Keynote Address, Ithaca College 2009
Workshop Presenter, St. Francis Catholic High School 2009
Keynote Address, Elk Grove Unified School District 2009
Workshop Presenter, Elk Grove Unified School District 2009
Workshop Presenter, COGIC Leadership Conference 2009
Workshop Presenter, University of Southern California 2009
Workshop Presenter, Central Cities Gifted Children’s Association 2009
Keynote Address, Azusa Pacific University 2008
Keynote Address and Workshop Presenter, City College of San Francisco 2008
Workshop Presenter, Bak Middle School, West Palm Beach, FL. 2008
Workshop Presenter, State Center Community College District Fresno, CA 2008
Keynote Address, Minnesota Department of Education 2008
Keynote Address, Education Conference for Good Samaritan AME Church, Fontana 2008
Keynote Address, Mt. Sinai Church of God in Christ Annual Women’s Conference 2008
Workshop Presenter, 34thAnnual Los Angeles Countywide Conference On Gifted/Talented Education 2007
Workshop Presenter, East Metro Integration District, St. Paul, MN 2007
Workshop Presenter, AVID’s Up Where We Belong Conference, Atlanta, 2007
Workshop Presenter, CA Dept. of Education Racial Achievement Gap Summit, Sacramento 2007
Lecture, University of South Florida, Tampa 2007
Keynote Address, Communities in Schools, Raleigh, NC 2007
Keynote Address, Black Male Imitative Conference, CUNY 2007
Workshop Presenter, Vistamar College Prep. High School 2007
Workshop Presenter, Los Amigos Elementary School 2007
Workshop Presenter, Dodge Reading & Writing Conference 2007
Workshop Presenter, Anoka Hennepin School District 2007
Workshop Presenter, University of Minnesota 2007
Workshop Presenter, Minneapolis School District 2007
Workshop Presenter, Dallas Public Schools Region 10 2007
Special Guest and Presenter, The College Board’s Dream Deferred Conference 2007
Professional Development Antelope Valley School District 2007
Professional Development McKinley Elementary School, Pasadena 2007
Workshop Presenter, American Educational Research Assoc. 2007
Workshop Presenter, The 33rd Annual Conference, Gifted/Talented Programs, Los Angeles Unified School Dist. 2007
Guest Speaker, California Baptist University 2006
Workshop Presenter, Antelope Valley School District 2006
Workshop Presenter, DeKalb County, Georgia 2006
Keynote, The Ten Schools Project 2006
Workshop Presenter, Horace Mann Middle School 2006
Workshop Presenter, 93rd St. Elementary School 2006
Workshop Presenter, 96th St. Elementary School 2006
Workshop Presenter, American Educational Research Association 2006
Workshop Presenter, San Bernardino County Schools 2006
Professional Development, Kennedy High School, Richmond, CA 2006
Professional Development, Western Ave. Elem. School LAUSD 2006
Professional Development, BTSA Torrance, CA 2006
Professional Development BTSA Burbank, CA 2006
Professional Development BTSA Culver City, CA 2006
Professional Development LAUSD Support Providers 2006
Professional Development: Administrators Carson, CA 2006
Keynote: Washington High School Los Angeles 2006
Professional Development Washington High School 2006
Professional Development BTSA LAUSD Los Angeles 2006
Professional Development: Administrators LAUSD 2006
Professional Development BTSA: LAUSD 2006
Professional Development CSU San Bernardino 2006
Staff Development: Western Avenue Elementary School 2005
Presenter: 32nd Annual Conference on Gifted & Talented Educ. 2005
Keynote: Azusa Pacific University Chapel 2005
Presenter, LAUSD BTSA Calif. State Univ. Los Angeles 2005
Presenter, Lab for Student Success Invitational Washington, DC 2005
Presenter, African American Accelerated Learning Academy Minneapolis, MN 2005
Keynote, LAUSD Parent Workshop Granada Hills, CA 2005
Keynote, LAUSD BTSA Workshop Granada Hills, CA 2005
Keynote: International Reading Association, Columbia, SC 2005
Keynote: Omaha Public Schools 2005
Keynote, African American Achievement Council, Omaha 2005
Keynote: Community Colleges of Baltimore County 2005
Keynote: Professional Advocates for the Gifted 2005
Keynote: Angeles Mesa Elementary School 2005
Keynote: LAUSD Local District 2 2005
Keynote: Central Cities Gifted & Talented Youth Assoc. 2005
Keynote, Azusa Pacific University 2005
Presenter, Association of African American Educators, San Diego 2005
Panelist, Vistamar High School Forum 2005
Keynote, California State University, Northridge 2005
Presenter, American Educational Research Association 2004
Keynote Speaker, National Teachers Academy 2004
Keynote Speaker, Mountain View School District 2004
Presenter, Pasadena Unified School District 2004
Presenter, National University, San Bernardino 2003
Presenter, The Fulfillment Fund Annual Awards Show, Kodak Theatre 2003
Presenter, The Fulfillment Fund Annual Career Day 2003
Presenter, The American Educational Research Assoc. 2003
Guest Speaker, DePaul University 2003
Presenter, The Claremont Graduate University Minority Mentoring Program 2002
Presenter, The American Educational Research Assoc. 2002
Presenter, The American Assoc. of Higher Education 2002
Presenter, Biola University 2002
Keynote Speaker, Pitzer College 2002
Presenter, The Claremont Reading Conference 2002
Presenter, The Bowen Associates 2002
Presenter, The University of Redlands 2002
Presenter, California Reading Association Conference 2000
Presenter, San Bernardino City Schools Managers Fall Conference 2000
Keynote Speaker, San Bernardino Mentoring Program Mentor Recognition Luncheon 2000
Presenter, Claremont Reading Conference 2000
Presenter, San Bernardino Mentoring Program 2000
Presenter, American Association of Higher Education 2000
Presenter, Claremont Graduate University 1999
Presenter, California Reading Association Conference 1999
Presenter, Fifth Annual Conference on the African-American Family 1999
Presenter, Pi Lambda Theta Annual Conference 1999
Presenter, Claremont Reading Conference 1999
Presenter, Fourth Annual Conference on the African-American Family 1998
Presenter, CA Educ. Research Assoc. Conference 1998
Presenter Assoc. of Black Cultural Centers Conference 1998
Presenter, Claremont Reading Conference 1998
Presenter, Sultana Elementary School 1998
Presenter, Corvallis Middle School 1998
Presenter, Biola University 1997