Selected Past Speeches

• Speech, “Promising Gang Prevention Strategies: the 13-City Gang Prevention Network,” National Criminal Justice Association, Eugene, OR

• Keynote, Enfield, CT, Children’s Task Force Annual Meeting

• Presentation to the American Probation and Parole Association — " 13 Cities Prove That Gang Violence Can Be Reduced," Anaheim, California

• Plenary Panel: “Promising Gang Prevention Strategies: the 13-City Gang Prevention Network, League of California Cities Annual Meeting, San Jose, California

• Presentation: “The Deeper Principles of Prevention,” Faculty and Students, Baylor University, Waco, TX

• Presentation: “The Untold Story of How Faith Works in America,” Adult Forum, Christ Church, Alexandria, VA

• Presentation: “Promising Strategies to Prevent Youth and Gang Violence,” National League of Cities “Your Cities Families” annual conference, Boston, MA

• Speech, “How to Transcend Fear-Based Strategies,” International Crime Prevention Centre, Montreal, Canada

• Keynote: “The Deeper Principles of Our Prevention Work: Stopping Crime and Building Caring Communities,” Annual Meeting, Sacramento Area Congregations Together, Sacramento, CA

• Presentation, “Hope Matters: The Untold Story of How Faith Works in America,” Faculty, Virginia Theological Seminary

• Keynote, 80-nation Safe Communities Summit, Bergen, Norway

• Keynote, After School Alliance for the Institute for Youth, Education and Families, Washington, DC

• Keynote, 20th Anniversary of San Diego, CA, Children’s Commission

• Keynote, Annual Meeting, National Conference of Family and Juvenile Court Judges, Pittsburg, PA

• Keynote on New Paradigms in Youth Policy for the Australian Crime Prevention Commission, Sydney and Melbourne

• Keynote for American Embassy Summit on Crime, Mexico City

• Keynote on Prevention of Youth Violence, Tulsa, OK

• Keynote, North Carolina Governor’s Crime Prevention Summit

• Keynote, Building Safe Communities and Reducing Crime, Justice Minister’s Summit, Calgary, Alberta (Canada)

• Keynote, Annual Meeting of the American Public Human Services Association

• Presenter, Congressional Roundtable on Youth, Faith and Public Policy, Washington, DC

• Lecturer, Fox Leadership Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

• Miami: Keynote Youth Crime Watch of America

• Philadelphia: Lecture at Univ. of PA (book)

• Haverford, PA: Speech for Ch. Of Redeemer (book)

• DC: Faith/Work and Vocation Keynote @ Press Club talk, Virginia Theological Seminary (book)

• Chappaqua, NY: Chappaqua Interfaith Council (book)

• McLean: Speech for Rosemary Postel’s Book Club (book)

• McLean: Speech for Lewinsville Presby Church Youth Gp (book)

• Santa Rosa, CA: Site visit/speech/book signing

• Sacramento, CA: Governor’s Gang Advisory Board meeting

• Sacramento, CA: 13-City Gang Advisory Committee meeting

• D.C., Speech for Ingleside Retirement Home lecture (book)

• Harrisburg, PA: Speech at Redeemer Lutheran Church

• Dallas, TX, Speech for Dean Fellowship Association

• Squaw Valley, CA, Speech for League of California Cities (Preventing Gang Violence)

• Rapid City, SD, Speech for Reclaiming Youth International (Involving Youth as Partners in Solving Social Problems) and Host for annual Crazy Horse Awards Ceremony

• New America Foundation speech, Hope Matters: The Untold Story of How Faith Works in American

• Speech on Hope Matters to Religion in Public Life Senior Values Seminar, Fordham University, New York, New York

• Speech, Hope Matters to The Muslim American Society, Brooklyn, New York

• Speech and book signing, National Episcopal Church Center, New York, New York

• Speech on A New Response to California’s Epidemic of Gang Violence at John Jay College, New York, New York

• Speech on Hope Matters to Oxnard Clergy Coalition, Oxnard, California

• Presentation to Oxnard City Council on The 13 City Gang Prevention Network

• Session,Intervening with Youth on the Edge, National League of Cities, Congress of Cities, Orlando, FL

• Session, Comprehensive Leadership Approach to Gang Prevention, The California Wellness Foundation Annual Conference,Los Angeles, CA

• Keynote Statewide Gang Prevention Conference, Fresno, CA

• Presentation/discussion on Compassionate Communities, Fetzer Foundation, Kalamazoo, MI

• Speech, Who is there to Name and Claim our Kids?, Ambassadors for Peace Awards Ceremony, Washington, D.C.

• Keynote, Who is Really Doing the Hard Work for Our Youth, National Network For Youth Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

• Speech, Comprehensive Community Reclaiming Strategies Can Reduce Crime, International Center for the Prevention of Crime, Montreal, Canada

• Speech: Hope Matters, Lebanon Valley Retirement Community, Palmyra, PA

• Speech, Effective Gang Prevention/Community Reclaiming Strategies in a Resource-Lean Era, 13 City Gang Prevention Network Annual Conference, Santa Rosa, California

• Presenter: What in God’s Name Are Some New Yorkers Doing? The Untold Story of Faith-Based Activism in Our City, Fordham University “Headline Forum,” New York City

• Presentation, The 13 California City Gang Prevention Network: Three-Year Results, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

• Presentation, The 13 California City Gang Prevention Network: Three-Year Results, Fairfax County Coordinating Council for Gang Prevention, Fairfax County, Virginia

• Presentation, Navigating in an Uncertain World, Langley High School Honor Society

• Speech, The Untold Story of How Faith Works in America, All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena, California

• Speech, Engaging Youth as Partners in Helping to Solve Community Problems, Reclaiming Youth International, Black Hills, South Dakota

• Baccalaureate Speech: "Aren’t you the Class of 1776?” McLean High School, McLean, VA