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Upcoming Speaking Engagements:

September 17, 2008
Depression: True Stories Educational Forum
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health


October 1, 2008
Depression: True Stories
Cambridge, Massachusetts
National Alliance on Mental Illness Cambridge/Middlesex
Keynote, Annual Meeting


October 2, 2008
Depression: True Stories Educational Forum
Metro West
Sponsored by the The MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation


October 21, 2008
McLean Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Words Can Work: Depression True Stories


March 6-7, 2009
Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance
Boston, Massachusetts
Words Can Work: Helping Kids Avoid Abuse and Addiction



Past Speaking Engagements:

MA Department of Public Health
7th Annual Suicide Prevention Conference "Connecting Communities, Suicide Prevention Across the Lifespan"
Sturbridge, MA
Words Can Work Workshop


Massachusetts State House
Boston, Massachusetts
Depression: True Stories Educational Forum
Co-host and Mistress of Ceremonies


Association of Independent Schools of New England
Governance Conference
Challenges Facing Young People: How Boards Can Help


American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Boston, Massachusetts
Depression: True Stories


Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Helping Kids Stay Drug-Free


Massachusetts State House
Boston, Massachusetts
Drugs: True Stories Educational Forum
Co-host and Mistress of Ceremonies


U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
Tempe, Arizona
Effective Anti-Doping Education Prevention Strategies
Presenting: Steroids: True Stories Hosted by Curt Schilling


Charlestown Substance Abuse Coalition
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Keynote speaker


Massachusetts Health Council
Annual Awards Dinner
Mistress of Ceremonies


New England Association of School Superintendents
Woodstock, Vermont
Keynote speaker


Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Helping Kids Make Healthy Choices


Massachusetts Association of Health Plans'
Conference on Adolescent Health
Boston, Massachusetts
Connecting With Kids: Talking About Challenges of Growing Up


Fenway Park
Boston, Massachusetts
Steroids: True Stories Hosted by Curt Scihlling Educational Forum
Co-host and Mistress of Ceremonies


Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Helping Kids Make Healthy Choices


Massachusetts State House
Boston, Massachusetts
Emcee, Massachusetts Underage Drinking Prevention Initiative


Select Committee on Children of the Connecticut General Assembly
Hartford, CT
Steroids Education and Outreach


Manchester/Essex Regional High School
Manchester, Massachusetts
Words Can Work - Strategies to Prevent Drug Use


Cambridge College
School of Management
Prescription for Success: The Management of a Healthy HMO
Words Can Work ­ Cambridge College Healthcare Award for Journalism


International Association of Fire Fighters
Redmond Symposium
Honolulu, Hawaii
Words Can Work


Manchester Regional High School
Manchester, Massachusetts
Reducing Underage Drinking


Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
Ninth Annual Wellness Summit
Helping Boys & Girls Build Lifesaving Connections


Boston Public Health Commission
Training of Trainers
A Community-wide Effort to Reduce Underage Drinking


Boston Public Schools Unified Student Services
Training of Trainers
A Community-wide Effort to Reduce Underage Drinking


Telluride, Colorado
Positive Alternatives
Community Meeting on Reducing Underage Drinking


Rotary International Centennial Presidents’ Meeting
Mid-year Summit, Winchester, MA

Bradford Pennsylvania Regional Medical Center
Helping Kids Build Lifesaving Connections

University of Pittsburgh
Community Meeting on Reducing Underage Drinking

Massachusetts General Hospital
Pediatric Residents Teleconference
Helping Kids Build Lifesaving Connections


Buckingham Brown and Nichols, Cambridge, MA
Connecting With Kids: Talking About Challenges of Growing Up

Boston Children's Hospital Grand Rounds
Reducing Underage Drinking: A Scientific Approach

Wellesley College
Employee Workshop
Helping Kids Make Healthy Choices


Metro West Foundation Educator's Breakfast
Framingham, MA
Words Can Work


John Hancock Financial Corporation
Lunch and Learn
Talking With Kids About Alcohol


Framingham, MA
Community Alcohol Awareness Night

Lower Merrimac Valley Physicians Health Organization
Newburyport, MA
Keynote speaker, The Doctor/Patient Relationship


John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA
Moderator, Premiere screening of Rory Kennedy's Pandemic: Facing AIDS

Draper Laboratories, Cambridge, MA
Lunch and Learn
Talking With Kids About Alcohol


The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center, Boston, MA
Keynote speaker
A Celebration of Women in Health Care


3M, St. Paul, MN
Satellite Train the Trainer
Talking With Kids About Alcohol


Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Alcohol: True Stories and Driving Under the Influence

Gloucester Parents' Night, Gloucester, MA
Talking With Kids About Alcohol and Driving Under the Influence in collaboration with Harvard Medical School

Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Burlington, MA
Keynote speaker
Especially for Women


Tennessee's 2nd Annual Conference on Youth
Promoting Positive Youth Development in Tennessee: Creating Strong Collaborations with Youth

Hewlett Packard
Lunch and Learn
Talking With Kids About Alcohol
Talking With Kids About Sexual Health


Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN
Lunch and Learn
Talking With Kids About Alcohol
Talking With Kids About Sexual Health


National Conference of Harvard Medical School
Las Vegas, NV
Reducing Underage Drinking: A Research-Based Approach


Telluride, CO
Positive Alternatives

3M, St. Paul, MN
Lunch and Learn
Talking With Kids About Alcohol
Talking With Kids About Sexual Health




TIPS for Parents of Children of All Ages - Two-sided card
Tips for starting and continuing open communication with young people.
Drugs: True Stories - DVD
Young people tell about how the use of drugs affected their lives.
In Our Own Words: Teens and AIDS - VHS/DVD
Teens infected with HIV through unprotected intercourse discuss denial, condoms, postponing sex, and how alcohol affects decision-making.
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