Speaker Presentations
Having taught in public and private schools and presented to several audiences including businesses, organizations and community groups, LaVerne McLeod is available as a keynote or guest speaker.
She is known for stimulating her audience by interactively engaging them with sensitive topics in a lively and respectful manner. Her passionate talks and her workshop facilitations have helped others to connect emotionally and open doors that focus on creative solutions. McLeod first gained popularity with her dramatic interactive/ book lecture presentations of her novel, Corn Hollow, A Journey of Sorrow and Triumph.
Some speaker engagements include:
- Monterey Museum of Art
- Carmel Woman’s Club
- Whites for Racial Equity
- CA Retired Teacher’s Assn-Monterey & Santa Clara
- Monterey Peninsula College
- Esalen Institute
- Breakthrough Men’s Group combined with The Village Project
- Monterey Public Library
- San Jose State University TEDxSJSU talk
- New Camaldoli Immaculate Heart Hermitage
- Berkeley Retired Teachers Assn
- Boys & Girls Club of Monterey Peninsula
- American Humanist Association
Testimonials:
“Thank you for reminding me to be awake, aware and alert. It was also very helpful to send love to the perpetrators of violence and racism. I shall carry that with me and use it on my journey. — Thank you again.” Esalen audience member
“Your long-term vision for developing the BBE workshops and making it available on a broader scale is a positive and tangible step forward in dealing with racism.” — Catherine Crockett, Board President, Monterey Peace and Justice Center
“Excellent. Brilliant. Timely. Channeled. The ten-minute question/comment section proved valuable with individual stories of personal experiences.” — Ellen at Carmel Woman’s Club