EDUCATIONAL APPOINTMENTS
 

• Visiting Scholar, Northwestern University, Program of African Studies, 1986-1993.
• Adjunct Faculty, National Louis University, Educational Leadership, 1994-1998.
• Adjunct Faculty, Spertus College, Center for Nonprofit Management, 1995-2001.
• Adjunct Faculty, University of St. Thomas, Center for Nonprofit Management, 2001-03.

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CURSORY OF PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS

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• Lecturer, Higher Education Reform in Developing Nations: The Tanzanian Strategy, University of Pittsburgh, 1978.
• Book Reviewer, Harold B. Gerald and Norman Miller, School Desegregation (New York: Plenum Press, 1975 in The Center Communicator Race Desegregation Assistance Center, University of Pittsburgh, Vol. 3, No. 2 (1978-79).
• National Development Policy and Education in Tanzania, Dissertation (copyrighted) University of Pittsburgh, 1982.
• National Development Policy African Studies Review Vol. 27, No. 1 (1984).
• Lecturer. The Political Process and Education, University of London, June 26-28, 1986.
• Workshop Presenter. Corporate and Private Social Investment, National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Weekend, Atlanta, Georgia, September 25-27, 1987.
• On Private Social Investment Chicago Defender Perspective, June 8, 1987.
• Political Process and Education, Michael Hodd (ed.) Tanzania After Nyerere (London: Francis Pinter, 1988) pp.110-120.
• School District 64 Salutes Partners in Progress Great Lakes Bulletin November 4, 1988.
• Workshop Presenter. Corporate Social Micro-Marketing, The Chicago Support Center: February 17, 1988; February 21, 1989; February 13, 1990; February 19, 1991.
• Lecturer. Tanzanian National Policy and Alternative Funding Strategies, Northwestern University, October 20, 1988.
• Lecturer. Nyerere’s Tanzania: An Unrealized Dream, The African Studies Association October 28-31, 1988, Chicago, IL.
• Partners In Progress Gives Business Chance  North Chicago Tribune Nov. 11. 1988.
• Partners in Progress: Highlighted at Phi Delta Kappa’s School Improvement Forum, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Oct. 22, 1988.
• Partners In Progress: Showcased at National Alliance of Black School Educators’ Superintendents Commission, New Orleans, LA, 1988.
• Corporate Social Investment News Briefs National Alliance of Black School Educators, Vol. 9, No. 9, Winter, 1988, p. 19.
• Corporate Social Micro-Marketing Investment: A New Resource Development Paradigm Sociologue Feb-Mar. 1989, p. 11. Also see, The Link Vol. 6, No. 3, March 1989, p. l5; The Link Vol. 7, No. 1, Sept. 1989, pp. 6-7.
• Workshop Presenter. Expanding Educational Opportunities Through Public-Private Partnerships, Citizens Schools Committee, Chicago, IL June 3, 1989; and Project CANAL: Chicago Public Schools, March 15, & June 7-9, 1989.
• Lecturer. Corporate Social Micro-Marketing Investment, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, June 24, 1989.
• Should Non-Profits Consider Corporate Social Marketing? Responsive Philanthropy Summer 1989, p.4.
• Partners In Progress: Gains in Student to School-Business Partnership, Illinois School Board Journal July/August, 1989, pp. 18-19.
• Workshop Presenter, The Roles, Functions and Responsibilities of Non-Profit Boards Family Focus/Our Place, October 7, 1989, Evanston, IL.
• Marketing Trend Affects Philanthropy National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Fall 1989, pp. 4-5.
• Workshop Presenter. Building Effective Educational Partnerships, Illinois State Board of Education, January 26, 1990.
• Workshop Presenter. Building Effective Educational Partnerships, Center for Urban Educational Research and Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, July 25, 1990.
• Teachers Helping Parents Catalyst: Voices of Chicago School Reform September, 1990.
• Workshop Presenter. Expanding Fund Development Opportunities Through Public-Private Partnerships, Northwest Educational Cooperative, March 22, 1991.
• Corporate Social Micro-Marketing Investment: An Alternative Marketing, Advertising and Contributions Strategy Marketing Institute’s Marketing to Consumer’s Values, New York City, May 14 & 15 1991.
• Workshop Presenter. Interviewing Techniques: How to Market Yourself Apostolic Church of God’s Job Fair 1991, September 26, & October 10, 24, 1991.
• Testimony Presenter, Illinois Commission of African-American Males Roland W. Burris, Attorney General, State of Illinois, September 1992.
• Lecturer. The Home Learning Academy for Parents and Students, National-Louis University’s Educational Leadership Program, February 17, 1993.
• A Way to Make Choice Work for Poor, Middle Class Kids: Educational Choice, Catalyst: Voices of Chicago School Reform April, 1993; Also see, Chicago Tribune June 24, 1993.
• Workshop Presenter. Writing Winning Proposals, Chicago Association of Black Journalists, April 24, 1993; and April 30, 1995.
• Workshop Presenter. Maintaining Quality in an Environment of Change, United Way of Chicago, June 16, 1993.
• Corporations Invest in Social Alternatives Sales and Marketing Strategies & News November/December 1993.
• Discussant. Urban Business-Education Partnerships, Illinois State Board of Education, April 14, 1994.
• Workshop Presenter. Developing Effective Partnerships, College of DuPage, Oct. 20, 1994.
• Workshop Presenter. Building Effective Educational Partnerships, Illinois State Board of Education, December 2, 1994.
• Discussant. Illinois State Council on Business-Education Partnerships, Jan. 11, 1995.
• Key Note Speaker. Developing Tech Prep Education-To-Careers Partnerships, Olive-Harvey College, May 27, 1997.
• Workshop Presenter. Success Through Work-Based Learning Opportunities, South Suburban College, March 27, 1998.
• Key Note Speaker. Developing Business-Education Partnerships for the Millennium, Olive-Harvey College, July 10, 1998.
• Improving American Business Competitiveness Through Work-Based Learning Illinois Business Nov/Dec. 1998, pp.10, 26-27.
• Discussant. Generating Foundation and Corporation Support, National Business Incubation Association 13^th International Conference, March 21-24 1999.
• Workshop Presenter. Three Headed Monster: Fund-Raising, Marketing and Public Relations, Chicago Department of Public Health, May 25, 2000.
• Workshop Presenter. Marketing for Nonprofit Organization Executives, Chicago Department of Public Health, July 12, 2001.
• Workshop Presenter. Nonprofit Program Evaluation, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, CT October 19, 2001.
• Workshop Presenter. Creating Effective Nonprofit Boards, Community Leadership Institute-St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN November 6-7, 2001.
• Workshop Presenter. Practices to Effective Nonprofit Organization Management Illinois Chicago Area Project, April 15, 2008.
• Workshop Presenter.  The 50-in-10 Policy Institute: Recovering, Re-enrolling and Graduating 50,000 Disconnected Youth Within 10 Years: A Policy Perspective, Illinois Coalition for Educating at Risk Youth’s Statewide Conference (ICEARY) March 2010.
• Discussant. The 50-in-10 Policy Institute: Well Intended Policies and Unintended Outcomes for Disconnected Youth, 23^rd Annual National Dropout Prevention Network Conference, October 9-12, 2011.

Quoted in Kelley King’s Writing the Playbook: A Leader’s Guide to Creating a Boy-Friendly School Corwin Press, June 2013: 3 quote(s) consisting of 84 words in chapter(s) 1 and 7 of the book.​
 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, AWARDS, AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS

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• Pennsylvania Council on International Education, 1978.National Society of Fund-Raising Executives, 1979.
• ​Council for Advancement and Support of Education, 1979.
• ​International Council on Education for Teaching, 1982.
• City Club of Chicago, Development Committee & Minority Business Committee, 1982.
• American Association of University Administrators, 1984.
• ​Fellow, Illinois Committee on Black Concerns in Higher Education, 1984.
• ​​Center for Ethics and Corporate Policy, Chicago, IL 1986.
• Outstanding Young Man of America, For Professional Achievement and Service, 1988.
• Leadership for Quality Education, Community Resources Committee, 1990.
• Community Renewal Society’s Sub-Committee on Education Advocacy, 1990.
• Citizens Information Service of Illinois, Board of Directors, 1990-91.​
• Entrepreneur Award Recipient, Dollars & Sense magazine, 1991.
• Grant Proposal Writer, Josten Learning Corporation, San Diego, California, 1991.
• America’s Best & Brightest Hall of Fame Inductee, Dollar & Sense magazine, 1994. 
• Profiled, Who’s Who Among African Americans, Gale Research, Inc., 1995-1996.
• Pitt Varsity Letter Club Alumni of Distinction, University of Pittsburgh, 2001.

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Radio and Television Interviews​
 

• WGCI-Radio, Private Social Resource Development  Chicago, IL February 1988.
• WVON-Radio, Private Social Investment and Market Trends Chicago, IL June 1988.
• ECTC-TV, Channel 26, Non-Profit Marketing Evanston, IL August 1988.
• WGN-TV, Channel 9, Minority Business Report “Social Micro-Marketing Investment” Chicago, IL November 1988.
• WGCI-Radio, Social Micro-Marketing Investment Chicago, IL December 1988.
• WGN-TV, Minority Business Report “Charitable Trusts” Chicago, IL March 1990.
• WTTW-TV, Channel 11, Chicago Tonight  “Strategic Corporate Philanthropy: The NIKE and Operations PUSH Debacle” Chicago, IL August 1990.
• WTTW-TV, Channel 11, Chicago Tonight “Shopping for Schools: Educational Choice in the 1990’s” Chicago, IL March 1991.

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