To arrange a speaking engagement, please contact:
(212) 207-7100
February 5, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
1055 Old Camp Road
The Villages, FL 32162
February 13, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
Chelsea
675 6th Avenue
New York, NY 10010
212-727-1227
February 21, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Quail Ridge Books & Music
3522 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-828-1588
February 22, 2008
2:00 p.m.
McIntyre's Fine Books
Fearrington Village
2000 Fearrington Village Center
Pittsboro, NC 27312
February 25, 2008
12 p.m.
University of North Carolina
School of Social Work
Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building Auditorium
325 Pittsboro Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
February 28, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Vroman's Bookstore
695 East Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101
March 4, 2008
Keynote Address
"The 2008 Summit – Aging Out of the Foster Care System"
Junior League of Los Angeles Community Leadership Forum
Los Angeles, CA
March 19-20, 2008
Expert Consultant
"Developing Appropriate Responses and Guidelines for
Individuals with Mental Health Crisises"
Federal Center for Mental Health Services &
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Washington D.C.
March 21, 2008
Luncheon Address
Boys Town, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
April 1, 2008
Dinner Keynote Address
CASA Oklahoma City Annual Gala
Oklahoma City, OK
April 2, 2008
Conference Keynote Address
2008 Voices of Youth Conference
New York City Administration for Children's Services
New York City, New York
April 7, 2008
Luncheon Address
CASA Los Angeles & Edelman Children's Court
Monterey Park, CA
April 10, 2008
Luncheon Address
Southwestern School of Law
Los Angeles, CA
April 10, 2008
Guest Speaker
USC Gould School of Law & School of Social Work
Los Angeles, CA
April 14, 2008
Luncheon Address
California Child Welfare Council
Sacramento, CA
April 25, 2008
Dinner Keynote Address
CASA La Porte County
La Porte, Indiana
April 26-27, 2008
Memoir Writing Panelist
Los Angeles Times/UCLA Book Festival
Korn Convocation Hall, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
April 30, 2008
Memoir Writing Panelist
Changing Hands Bookstore
6428 South McClintock Drive
Tempe, AZ 85283
May 3, 2008
Luncheon Keynote Address
California Judges Association
Palm Springs/Indian Wells, CA
May 21, 2008
Luncheon Keynote Address
America's Foster Care System
Federal Programs Division of
the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
15th Annual Juvenile Justice Title IV-E Conference
South Padre Island, TX
May 22, 2008
Conference Keynote Address
Hudson County Child Abuse Prevention Center's
Annual Conference
Secaucus, NJ
August 6, 2008
Keynote Speaker
31st National Juvenile and Family Law Conference
National Association of Counsel for Children
Savanah, GA
August 27, 2008
Keynote Address
Annual Statewide Conference
Florida Department of Children and Families
Orlando, Florida
September 13, 2008
Keynote Speaker
Luncheon Gala
Virginia Foundation for Community College Education
Richmond, Virginia
September 26, 2008
Panelist
Careers in Writing and the Arts
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
October 7, 2008
Keynote Speaker
Annual Benefit Gala, Celebrating Families
Center for Family Representation
New York City, NY
October 16, 2008
Keynote Address
Annual Partnership Conference on Children and Families
Los Angeles, CA
October 24, 2008
Keynote Address
New York City Kincare Annual Gala
New York, NY
November 5, 2008
Keynote Speaker
Ramona Convent Secondary School Dedication
Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2008
Luncheon Keynote Address
Respite Care of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
November 22, 2008
Keynote Address
Hope's Boy: How I Beat the Foster Care System;
Protecting the Rights of Children in Foster Care
and Leaving Foster Care Through Adoption
Overland Park, KS
December 2, 2008
Keynote Address
Planning Meeting and Annual Meeting
Supreme Court of Georgia, Committee for Justice for Children
Greensboro, GA
December 12, 2008
Guest Speaker
Judicial Council of California
Beyond the Bench XIX
Communicating and Collaborating
San Francisco, CA
January 8, 2009
Guest Speaker
Valley Christian High School
Dublin, CA
January 24, 2009
Dinner Keynote Address
Methodist Home for Children Annual Gala Dinner
Raleigh, NC
January 31, 2009
Keynote Address
Tulare County Office of Education
Access to Higher Education Conference
College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA
February 26, 2009
Guest Speaker
Legal Services for Children
Words, Wine & With Literary: Hope's Boy
San Francisco, CA
March 3, 2009
Guest Speaker
Hollingworth Elementary
The Power of a Teacher to Change a Life
West Covina, CA
April 6, 2009
Guest Speaker
39th National Conference
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
San Antonio, TX
April 7, 2009
Keynote Speaker
Annual Luncheon
The Angels of the Children's Place
Kansas City, Kansas
October 2, 2009
Keynote Address
23rd Annual Children's Network Conference
Ontario, CA
To arrange a speaking engagement, please contact:
(212) 207-7100