Upcoming Events

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

guest speaker

Project Management Institute
Central Virginia Chapter
www.pmicvc.org
Virtual Keynote: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Networking Presentation: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Topic: Watering Rocks: How to Fail and Succeed as a Leader

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

guest speaker

Project Management Institute, Washington, D.C.
Fair Lakes Chapter
Virtual Keynote: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Topic: Watering Rocks: How to Fail and Succeed as a Leader

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

guest speaker

Project Management Institute Metrolina
Charlotte, NC (Virtual)

Topic: The Job of Getting a Job

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

guest speaker

Las Positas College
3000 Campus Hill Dr
Livermore, CA (Virtual)

Topic: Veterans Day Keynote

November 22, 2019

Presenter @ Executive Leadership Breakfast

Offices of Cooley LLP
One Freedom Town Square
Reston Town Center (Reston, VA)

Topic: In Extremis Leadership: The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1969

August 12, 2019

Guest Speaker @ North Carolina Project Management Institute (NCPMI) Annual Conference

Raleigh Convention Center (Raleigh, NC)

Topic: Watering Rocks — How to Fail and Succeed as a Leader

September 11, 2018

Keynote Speaker @ Project Management Institute

Project Management Institute
Washington, DC Chapter
Double Tree Inn (McLean, VA)

Topic: Watering Rocks — How to Fail and Succeed as a Leader

May 10, 2018

Keynote Speaker @ Project Management Institute

Project Management Institute
Central Virginia Chapter (Charlottesville, VA)

Topic: Project Leadership

April 19, 2018

Speaker @ Project Management Institute

Project Management Institute
Washington, DC Chapter
George Washington University (Washington, DC)

Topic: Leadership

February 21, 2018

Keynote Speaker @ Project Management Institute

Project Management Institute
Central Virginia Chapter
Keegan’s Restaurant and Tavern (Richmond, VA)

Topic: Watering Rocks — How to Fail and Succeed as a Leader

February 15, 2018

Panel Member @ Women’s Leadership Program Panel

Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)

Topic: Jump Start Your Leadership Journey

January 17, 2018

Panel Member @ Harvard University Kennedy School of Government

Alumni-Student Career Networking Night
National Press Club (Washington, DC)

Topic: Watering Rocks — How to Fail and Succeed as a Leader

December 7-9, 2017

Keynote Speaker

The KARL Group (Norton, KS)

Topic: 20 Points for Success as a Leader

September 9-10, 2017

Panel Member

Seton Hall University
Stillman School of Business
400 South Orange Ave (South Orange, NJ)

Topic: MBA Program Development

August 17, 2017

Trainer

Health and Human Services
Offices of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources
200 Independence Ave SW (Washington, DC)

Topic: Introduction to Project Management

April 5, 2017

Leadership Speaker

Seton Hall University
Army ROTC Detachment
400 South Orange Ave (South Orange, NJ)

Topic: Leadership as an Officer

March 25, 2017

Trainer

Ebenezer United Methodist Church (Stafford, VA)

Seminar: The Family Business: Leadership at Work & Parenthood at Home

March 18, 2017

Book Signing

Central Rappahannock Regional Library
Porter Branch Library
2001 Parkway Blvd (Stafford, VA)

February 14, 2017

Keynote Speaker

Project Management Institute
Baltimore Sub-Chapter (Annapolis Junction, MD)

Topic: In Extremis Project Management ― the Cuban Missile Crisis

March 16, 2017

Keynote Speaker

Project Management Institute
Region 5 Leadership Institute Meeting (LIM)
Ebassy Suites (Winston-Salem, NC)

Topic: Leadership in Project Management

January 28, 2017

Book Signing

Central Rappahannock Regional Library
Fredericksburch Branch Library
1201 Caroline Street (Fredericksburg, VA)

January 17, 2017

Panel Member

Harvard University
Kennedy School of Government
Alumni-Student Career Networking Night
The National Press Club (Washington, DC)

December 13, 2016

Panel Member

Virginia Tech Executive MBA Program
Project Management COHORT Presentation and Discussion

November 15, 2016

Speaker

Seton Hall University
Stillman School of Business
Center for Leadership Development, Leadership Fellows
400 South Orange Ave (South Orange, NJ)

Topic: Personal and Professional Development

August 27, 2016

Speaker

Seton Hall University
400 South Orange Ave (South Orange, NJ)

Topic: Personal and Professional Development

April 30, 2016

Speaker

Project Management Institute (Baltimore, MD)
2016 Professional Development Event

Topic 1: 20 Points for Success in the Workplace
Topic 2: In Extremis Project Management: The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962

January 6, 2016

Speaker

The Rotary Club of Stafford, VA
The Riverside Club of Fredericksburg, VA

Topic: West Point Leadership

December 15, 2015

Panel Member

Virginia Tech Executive MBA Projgram
Project Management COHORT Presentation and Discussion

September 25, 2015

Speaker

Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
Stillman School of Business
Center for Leadership Development (South Orange, NJ)

Topic: Personal and Professional Development

September 24, 2015

Speaker

Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)
Department of Military Science

Topic: Professional Development

April 18, 2015

Speaker

Project Management Institute
Baltimore, MD Chapter
Professional Development Event
Conference Center at the Maritime Institute

Topic: Leading Leaders

March 17, 2015

Keynote Speaker

Project Management Institute
Washington, DC Chapter

Topic: The Cuban Missile Crisis: In Extremis Project Management

November 6, 2014

Keynote Speaker @ International Project Management Day

Project Management Institute (New Jersey)

Topic: International Crisis: PM on the Edge

October 16-17, 2014

Speaker

Harvard University Kennedy School of Government
Transition Assistance for Student Service Members
Meetings and Individual Counseling

September 10-11, 2014

Trainer

Major International Pharmaceutical Firm
Introduction to Project Management
(Northern New Jersey)

August 19-20, 2014

Trainer

Major International Pharmaceutical Firm
Introduction to Project Management
(Northern New Jersey)

May 14, 2014

Panel Member

Northern Virginia Employer Advisory Committee
(Fairfax, VA)

March 13, 2014

Trainer

Major International Pharmaceutical Firm
Introduction to Project Management
(Northern New Jersey)

March 12, 2013

Luncheon Guest Speaker

US Department of Justice
(Washington, DC)

March 1, 2013

Panel Member

Virginia Tech EMBA Program
Project Management from the Classroom to the Boardroom
(Falls Church, VA)

December 13, 2013

Panel Member

Virginia Tech EMBA Program
Project Management Discussion
(Falls Church, VA)

November 5, 2013

Speaker / trainer

Transportation Security Administration
Career Transition
(Bethesda, MD)

October 24, 2013

Trainer

Major International Pharmaceutical Firm
Introduction to Project Management
(Northern New Jersey)

October 17-18, 2013

Speaker

Harvard University Kennedy School of Government
Career Transition (Cambridge, MA)

February 27, 2013

Trainer

Majori International Pharmaceutical Firm
Introduction to Project Management
(Northern New Jersey)

October 17, 2012

Luncheon Guest Speaker

Skyline PM
Project Management Institute
Washington DC, Chapter (Falls Church, VA)

September 13, 2012

Speaker

West Point Society of Washington DC Career Transitioning
Arlington Army/Navy Country Club

August 14-15, 2012

Trainer

Major International Pharmaceutical Firm 
Advanced Project Management
(Northern New Jersey)

March 7, 2012

Trainer

Major International Pharmaceutical Firm
Introduction to Project Management
(Northern New Jersey)

December 7, 2011

Luncheon Guest Speaker

Project Management Institute
Washington, DC Sub-Chapter
US Department of Labor
Francis Perkins Building (Washington, DC)

December 5, 2011

After Dinner Guest Speaker

Project Management Institute
Prince George County Satellite Dinner
Mama Stella’s Restaurant (Clinton, MD)

November 3, 2011

Keynote Speaker @ International PM Day

Navy Federal Credit Union
(Vienna, VA)

October 18, 2011

Keynote Speaker @ PMI Dinner Meeting

Project Management Institute
Washington, DC Chapter
Fairview Park Marriot Hotel (Fairview Park, VA)

October 7, 2011

Guest Speaker @ PMI Career Day

Project Management Institute
Washington, DC Chapter
Fairview Park Marriott Hotel (Fairview Park, VA)

June 29, 2011

Luncheon Guest Speaker

Transportaion Security Administration (TSA)
Project Management Institute
Washington, DC Sub-Chapter

May 25, 2011

Luncheon Guest Speaker

Project Management Institute
Washington Circle (Washington, DC)

April 5, 2011

Keynote Speaker @ Government Performance Summit

Performance Institute (Washington, DC)

March 17, 2011

Keynote Speaker @ Dinner Meeting

Project Management Institute
Central Virginia Chapter (Richmond, VA)

March 16, 2011

Luncheon Guest Speaker

Project Management Institute
Washington, DC Sub-Chapter (Reston, VA)

October 28, 2010

Guest Speaker

Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)