List of speaking engagements 

  • Democratic National Convention Committee Platform - Washington D.C. - Featured Speaker - August 2020

  • Yale University African-American Cultural Center Conference - New Haven, CT - Featured Speaker - January 2020

  • Family Life Community Resource Center Annual Banquet - Richmond, TX - Keynote Speaker - December 2019

  • The Justice Lab & Columbia University Exit Conference - New York, NY - Featured Panelist - December 2019

  • The Equity in Behavioral Health Summit - St. Petersburg, FL - Keynote Speaker - October 2019

  • Smart on Crime Innovations Conference - New York, NY - Featured Speaker - September 2019

  • Ohio Attorney General Two Days in May Conference - Columbus, OH - Keynote Speaker - May 2019

  • Illinois Adult Redeploy Conference - Bloomington, IL - Keynote Speaker - May 2019

  • Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice - Oakland, CA & Tallahassee, FL - Opening Plenary Speaker - Apr. 2019

  • Delaware Visions of Justice Conference - Wilmington, DE - Keynote Speaker - Oct. 2018

  • Trinity College - Hartford, CT - Featured Speaker - Sep. 2018

  • National Center for Victims of Crime - Orlando, FL - Opening Plenary Speaker - Sep. 2018

  • Californians for Safety and Justice “2017 Survivors Speak” Conference – Sacramento, CA - Opening Plenary Speaker – Apr. 2017

  • Californians for Safety and Justice “2016 Survivors Speak” Conference – Sacramento, CA - Opening Plenary Speaker – Apr. 2016

  • National Center for Victims of Crime “2015 National Training Institute” - Anaheim, CA – Opening Plenary Speaker – Sep. 2015

  • Archdiocese of San Francisco Restorative Justice & Reentry Conference – San Francisco, CA – Keynote Speaker – Sep. 2015

  • Working with Men of Color and Their Families in this Era of Mass Incarceration: A Panel Presentation – Field Instructors Conference West Hartford, CT – Panelist – Apr. 2015

  • University of Connecticut School of Social Work, West Hartford, CT - German Student Exchange Conference – West Hartford, CT – Keynote Speaker – Mar. 2015

  • YMCA Y-Achievers Y-Universe-City/Leadership Academy – Hartford, CT – Guest Speaker – Feb. 2015

  • Harriett Beecher Stowe Center, Hartford, CT – Has Racial Inequality Reached The Tipping Point – Guest Speaker – Jan. 2015

  • 2014 Elms College Academic Convocation – Keynote Speaker – Oct. 2014

  • University of Connecticut School of Social Work, West Hartford, CT - Violence Prevention in Urban Communities – Apr. 2014

  • Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA- Guest Speaker “Art of Social Change: Child Welfare, Education, and Juvenile Justice” – Sep. 2013

  • U.S. Capitol, Washington D.C. - Gun Control/ Violence Prevention in Urban Communities Legislative Meetings - Sep. 2013

  • Breaking the Cycle Community Event, Hartford CT - Violence Prevention – 7/2013

  • Supreme Athlete Youth Mentoring Program, Hartford, CT – Motivational Speaker – Apr. 2013

  • Hartford City Hall, Hartford, CT– Violence Prevention Forum – Aug. 2010