May, 2001:  Invited to present at 3rd Annual Governor’s Summit on Disabilities.  Hosted by Family Collaboration Advocacy Friendship Empowerment (CAFÉ).  Presented paper on Consumer Individual Plan for Employment Development and Execution.  Kissimmee, Florida, May 18-20, 2001. 

September, 2000:  Invited to present at the 3rd Annual Florida Family Care Counsel Conference (FCC).  Presented paper on Shaping Change In The 21st Century, with a focus on disability policy.  Fort Lauderdale, Florida, September 22 - 24, 2000.

Sept. 5, 2001:  Testified in front of cabinet secretaries of the office of the president during the National Listening Conference related to the freedom initiative.

June, 2000:  Invited to present at the Second Annual Florida Association for Persons in Supported Employment (APSE) Conference.  Presented workshops on the topics of  “Consumer Choice – Are You Getting What You Want” and “Working Collaboratively With the Consumer.”    Orlando, Florida, June 28 – 30, 2000.

June, 2000:  Invited to present at the Second Annual Governor’s Summit on Disabilities, sponsored by the Collaboration Advocacy Friendship and Empowerment (Family C.A.F.E.).  Workshop on shaping change in the 21st century.  Orlando, Florida, June 2 – 4, 2000.

May, 2000:  Composed, organized and hosted 10 separate Consumer Education Forums Statewide for the Occupational Access and Opportunity Commission.  Florida, May 2000.

September, 1999:  Keynote speaker at Able Trust Disabled Symposium, Orlando, Florida, September 28-30, 1999.

March, 1998:  Senate confirmation hearing for second board of regents appointment.

March, 1997:  Testified before the Senate Confirmation hearing for an unprecedented second term as Student Regent with Florida State University System.  Florida Senate Education Committee, Tallahassee, Florida.

March, 1997:  Senate confirmation hearing for board of regents appointment.

March, 1996:  Testified before the Senate Confirmation Board for Student Regent with Florida State University System.  Florida Senate Education Committee, Tallahassee, Florida.

May, 1995:  Keynote speaker at Johnson Rhode Island Prevention Center Conference, Johnson, Rhode Island.

June, 1994:  Keynote speaker at New Jersey’s Annual Conference on Disabilities and Addiction, Newark, New Jersey.

1991-1994:  Presented “Think First” Outreach Program, Pensacola, Florida.

1989-Present:  Annual presenter at National and International Conferences on Disabilities and Addiction, Chicago, Illinois; Johnson, Rhode Island; Newark New Jersey; Washington, District of Columbia; New York University, New York; Pensacola, Florida; Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.