Transition Teams

APPEARANCES
PRINT:

New York Times
USA Today
Washington Post *
Washington Times
SLAM magazine
The Source - Sports magazine
Black Issues in Higher Education magazine
Newsweek magazine
Sports Illustrated

BROADCAST:

"Nightline"  Subject:  "Coach on Life" A profile of Dana London and Transition
               Teams
"NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw"  Subject:  Athletes in the news
"Outside the Lines" on ESPN  Subject:  Athletes handling the loss of a teammate
"Oprah"  Subject:  Athletes who have children out of wedlock
"The Montel Williams Show"  Subject:  Fatherhood
"Minority Business Report"  Segment Subject:  The African American athlete in
                business
"TimeOut Sports"  Segment Subject:  Dana London and Transition Teams
                program
"Garrard McClendon Live" Segment:  Crisis management in the world of athletics
WYCC-TV (Chicago)  Co-hosted a show with Cliff Kelley profiling Chicago State
                University
"Newsweek on Air"  Subject:  Upcoming Newsweek article on athletes in legal
                trouble
National Public Radio  "Weekend Edition with Liane Hansen"
WVON Radio (Chicago)  Live broadcast segment on the Cliff Kelley Show *
WSCR Radio (Chicago)  Live sports broadcast hosted by former football player
                Dan Jiggits
WOL Radio  Nationally syndicated live radio show hosted by Bev Smith
"Buccaneers Report" (Tampa Bay, FL)  Live sports broadcast hosted by Amy
                Nickerson, wife of NFL player, Hardy Nickerson

PRESENTATIONS: 

Chicago State University (Chicago, IL) *
          - Non-Traditional Degree Program Presentation
          - Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society Award Dinner Keynote
          - CSU Foundation Gala Speaker
          - Alumni Panel on Entrepreneurship
          - Moderator - Profile of Successful Alumni
          - Men's Varsity Basketball Team

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated *
     Chicago Alumnae Chapter (Chicago, IL) *
          - International Awareness and Involvement Initiative
          - Domestic Violence Awareness Initiative
          - EMBODI (Empowering Males to Build Opportunities for Developing
                     Independence)
          - Betty Shabazz Delta Academy - Career Day Presenter and Speaker
          - IL State Cluster Meeting (Charleston, IL) Next Level of Sisterhood
                      Workshop
  - IL Statewide Founder's Day - Domestic violence awareness
               workshop presenter
          - Joliet Alumnae South Suburban Area Chapter - 
Sisterhood/Communication Workshop
          - Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates Alumnae Chapter - Next Level of
Sisterhood Workshop
          - Greek Day at the State Capitol (Springfield, IL) Domestic Violence
                        Presenter
       National / Regional Chaplain's Council

Today's Black Woman Expo (Chicago) *
          - Women in business
          - Starting over after dramatic life circumstances
          - Importance of education
          - Unconventional careers and starting a business

Howard University Law School (Washington, DC) *
          - Women in sports and entertainment
          - Unconventional careers in sports
          - Sports ethics


Illinois State's Attorney's Office - Domestic Violence Awareness Candlelight Vigil
           Speaker (Chicago, IL)

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated - Xi Lambda Chapter (Chicago, IL)
Panel speaker discussing domestic violence awareness

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated - Phi Kappa Omega Chapter (Chicago,
           IL)  Panel speaker discussing domestic violence awareness

Notre Dame University Student Organization invited speaker (South Bend, IN)

INROADS Keynote speaker at annual awards dinner (Orlando, FL)

Living Word Christian Center (Baltimore, MD) *

True Believers Missionary Baptist Church (Chicago, IL)

Consultant for New Jersey Nets Professional Men's Basketball Team
                (East Rutherford, NJ)

Consultant for Harlem Globetrotters Basketball Team (Phoenix, AZ)

Spike Lee's 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks Summer Camp (Long Island, NY)

Planned Learning Achievement for Youth (P.L.A.Y.) Summer Camp (Hartford, CT)

NIKE Summer Basketball League (Indianapolis, IN)

Boyz From the Hood Foundation (Chicago, IL and Houston, TX)

Chicago Urban League (Chicago, IL) *

Family - Centered Educational Agency Fall Retreat (Fontana, WI)

Chicago Public Schools (Chicago, IL) *
          - City-wide high school athletic directors
          - City-wide high school basketball coaches
          - Lincoln Park High School basketball team
          - Marshall High School basketball team

Ariel Community Academy 4th Annual Money Smart Night (Chicago, IL)

RainbowPUSH Coalition Sports Summit (Washington, DC) *

RainbowPUSH Coalition International Convention (Chicago, IL) *
          - Societal effects of low graduation rates
          - Careers in the sports industry
          - Leveling the playing field (Gender and Racial Equity in Sports)
  - Recurring role as moderator for panel discussions and round tables

RainbowPUSH Coalition Wall Street Project (New York, NY) *
  - Panelist, Diversity in sports
  - Moderator, Making the transition in sports

SESME All-Star Panel   Discussion:  Focusing on  Personal Development
             for the Athlete (Washington, DC)

USA Basketball Video Production:  Making the Transition (Chicago, IL, Maui, HI
             and Jacksonville, FL)


                                                                            *  Denotes multiple appearances