If you’re looking for a speaker who brings together lived experience, academic rigor, and a lifelong commitment to transformation, I’d be honored to share my story and insights with your audience. From serving eight years in prison as a teenager to earning multiple graduate degrees and becoming a professor of philosophy and reentry director, my life’s work has centered on providing quality education and building pathways to success for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. I speak on prison reform, correctional education, prisoner reentry, character education, and the development of intellectual virtues—issues that shape lives behind bars and ripple outward into our communities. Whether you’re seeking a thought leader who can unpack the research on intellectual virtues, a practitioner who has built reentry programs from the ground up, or simply an inspirational voice who has lived the hard road of incarceration and come out committed to human flourishing, I bring both expertise and authenticity. I am available for conferences, workshops, and community events, and I offer professional speaking services for a fee. If you’re planning an event on justice reform, community empowerment, or second chances, I’d be honored to bring my voice and perspective to your stage.