American Program Bureau’s (APB) children and family speakers cover the most challenging matters that today’s children and families face in everyday life. Experts in the fields of education, youth in crisis, children’s health, advocacy, family violence and parenting, they offer advice and inspiration to educators, families, and organizations.
Trending Topic for Families: Headlines have proven that bullying among children and teens is an epidemic that isn't going away. Working to solve the problem are
bullying experts (like
Rosalind Wiseman,
Rachel Simmons, and
Scott Poland). These
speakers on bullying and aggression share solutions for adolescents, parents, and teachers who are trying to cope with this unfortunate and widespread problem.
Geoffrey Canada
Profiled on 60 Minutes, Canada has achieved great success as President and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone, an agency that fuses community building with academic achievement to improve the futures of inner city youth. Recently, President Obama launched an initiative to create “Promise Neighborhoods” around ...
Judge Glenda Hatchett
Judge Hatchett is the former Chief Presiding Judge of the Fulton County Juvenile Court in Atlanta. Her highly successful court television series, Judge Hatchett, provides a forum where she can reach beyond her courtroom to a larger and more diverse audience. She is the author of Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say! ...
M. Joycelyn Elders
As a pediatric endocrinologist and 15th Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Elders has a deep concern for young people and teaches that education, prevention, and responsibility are the keys to a healthy life. An outspoken advocate on behalf of children, she is an expert on the prevention of child abuse, teen ...
Jonah Edelman
One of the most inspiring leaders of his generation and one of the country’s leading education reformers and voices for children, Edelman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Stand for Children. In his inspirational presentation, he teaches advocacy skills to child serving professionals, students, and civic leaders and shares a ...
Alvin Poussaint
A veteran of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Poussaint is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School who is renowned as an expert and educated crusader for the African American family within our multicultural society. He has worked closely with Bill Cosby, serving as an advisor on The Cosby Show, and has ...
Victoria Rowell
Emmy-nominated Rowell has been honored with 12 NAACP Image Awards and is a staunch advocate for foster children. Her memoir, The Women Who Raised Me, reveals the transformational power of mentoring, love, art, and womanhood that inspires and empowers women and families. Her novel, Secrets of a Soap Opera ...
Victor Rivas Rivers
Born in Cuba, Rivers came to the US at the age of two, endured horrific child abuse and witnessed domestic violence at the hands of his father, which he chronicles in his New York Times bestseller, A Private Family Matter. An actor, athlete, and advocate, Rivers is the national spokesperson for the National ...
Michele Borba
Dr. Borba is an internationally renowned consultant and educator who has focused primarily on strengthening children's character, self-esteem and achievement. A dynamic and highly sought-after speaker, she has presented keynote addresses and workshops to over half a million people around the world. Her clients have ...
Rosalind Wiseman
Rosalind Wiseman is an internationally recognized expert on children, teens, parenting, bullying, social justice, and ethical leadership. She is the author of Queen Bees and Wannabes, the groundbreaking best-selling book that was the basis for the movie Mean Girls, and its follow-up, Queen Bee Moms and ...
Malaak Compton-Rock
A graceful and inspirational force, Compton-Rock is devoted to volunteerism and focuses on such issues as youth, women’s empowerment, and education. Founder of The Angelrock Project, she works to promote social responsibility and encourages us all to live a life of service. A judge on Oprah’s Big Give, a ...
Regina Louise
Triumph of the spirit is the only way to describe Regina Louise’s trials as an orphan discarded by most—if not all the adults in her life. Her life story is one of a child who prevails against all odds, whose resilience shines through each attempt to break her, and whose sheer will to not only survive, but to thrive, ...
Rachel Simmons
Simmons is the author of The New York Times bestseller Odd Girl Out, the first book to explore the phenomenon of bullying between girls - just as harmful as boys, but harder to recognize. The Founder and Director of The Girls’ Leadership Institute, she is a highly sought-after consultant to schools all over ...
LouAnne Johnson
Inspiration for the movie Dangerous Minds starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Johnson is a former US Navy journalist, Marine Corps officer, high school teacher and college instructor. At present, she is an author, lecturer, college instructor, tutor and advocate for public schools and students.
Michael Thompson
Dr. Thompson is a consultant, author and psychologist specializing in children and families. He practices in Cambridge, MA. He is the clinical consultant to The Belmont Hill School and has worked in more than two hundred schools across the United States. He and his co-author, Dan Kindlon, wrote The New York Times ...
Sabrina Weill
Weill is an author and the former editor-in-chief of Seventeen magazine. Weill's third book, The Real Truth about Teens and Sex, tells parents what's really going on in their teenagers' minds, hearts, and bedrooms--and gives down-to-earth advice to help parents talk about sex the "right" way, so their teens ...
Chris Hansen
Currently a veteran correspondent for NBC News' ,Dateline NBC, he has won Emmy Awards for his dramatic coverage and breakthrough investigative reporting on issues ranging from terrorism, homeland security, social crisis, to international strife.
Dani Shapiro
Dani Shapiro is a novelist, essayist and memoirist whose best-selling memoir, Slow Motion, is a favorite among college students and young adults for its brutally honest portrayal of her tumultuous coming-of-age. Her memoirs and novels form a rich body of work that makes her a dynamic speaker on topics ranging from ...
David Satcher
As the 16th Surgeon General, Dr. Satcher encouraged public debate about issues including mental health, bioterrorism, sex education, AIDS, tobacco, obesity, and balancing the community healthcare system. As the force behind creating Healthy People 2010, the nation's health agenda, he works to eliminate racial disparities ...
Mary Pipher
Author of "The Shelter of Each Other" and the widely praised bestseller "Reviving Ophelia". Renowned for her critical examination of female adolescence in contemporary America.
Crystal Kuykendall
A human relations and education expert, Dr. Kuykendall has gained national recognition for her extensive talents and expertise in promoting problem resolution. She is President of her own firm, K.I.R.K., Inc., established to provide "Kreative and Innovative Resources for Kids."
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