I spoke at the World Futures Conference in Washington, DC July 16-27, 2008.

Westlake City Schools Board Retreat with their recently hired superintendent.  The topic was "Operational Roles and Responsibilities Defined" on January 26, 2008.

BASA asked me to present to their Helping You and Your Employees Plan for Retirement on the topic "Mistakes Educational Leaders Make Going into the Last 2-3 Years Before Retiring" on November 29, 2007.

I again acted as the facilitator and speaker for the Leadership Conference for our high school leaders on October 16, 2007.

As President of the Mid-American Association of School Superintendents I acted as host for the upcoming annual conference in Chicago from September 26-28, 2007.

I spoke to the Educational Insights group at Santa Fe, New Mexico about Ohio's Achieve Report and what the conclusions of the report might mean for Ohio.  This event was held on May 4, 2007.

I spoke at the BASA Aspiring Leaders Workshop about "What Boards Are Seeking in Leaders" on March 23, 2007.

I presented at the Ohio Academy for School Improvement Strategies on the topic of "Education in the New Global Economy: The World is Changing;
Schools Need to Change;
What Should Schools Look Like?" on February 21, 2007.

I spoke at the national conference for the National Staff Development  Council in Nashville on December 6th, 2006.  The topic will focus upon me book - When the Choir Began to Sing.

I spoke to the Educational Insights group in Jackson Hole, WY on October 13th, 2006 about the newly developed Flat Pack tool produced by Battelle for Kids.

I introduced the Flat Pack idea to the Mid-American Superintendents group in Milwaukee, WI on September 28th, 2006.

I was the moderator at the regional Phi Delta Kappa meeting at the University of Akron for the topic "A Summit on Public Education" on September 16, 2006.

I lead a student leadership training for high school leaders from 12 school districts on November 1, 2005.

I conducted a board/superintendent retreat for the Wayne County JVS on August 11, 2005.

I was the keynote speaker at the "Effective Schools Improvement Academy" Scheduled for August 1&2, 2005 at the Marriott North, Columbus, Ohio.  You may obtain information about this program by either calling 330-571-3519 or by going on-line to OASISinOH@aol.com.

I spoke at the Council for Academic Excellence Superintendents Retreat at Punderson Lodge on June 24th, 2005.  The topic focused upon "challenging leadership."

I  presented to a statewide meeting of school public relations staff and administrators about dealing with the media and how one handles crises at a conference entitled "The Media and Your Message" on March 25th at BASA.

I led a discussion of Jim Collins' book Good to Great at the 2004 Midwest Superintendent Conference in Marco Island on February 16th.

When the Choir Began to Sing sessions:

I led a group book discussion at the October 15th, 2005 meeting of Educational Insights in Sedona, AZ.

I was honored to be the keynote speaker and use some of the ideas found in When the Choir Began to Sing  at the 2003 OELMA state conference.  Their issues surround ideas relating to attempts to deal with change and untapped leadership:

My keynote address was given at the OELMA Annual Conference, Friday, October 17, 2003.

The session used When the Choir Began to Sing as the basis for a workshop presentation following the larger address.  The focus for such a workshop is  upon:

• untapped leadership
• waiting for others to save us
• the various elements of change
• recognizing the value of talents and contribution