Featured Speakers for Delta Sigma Theta

Dr. Daphne Mobley - From the Inner City to the CEO’s Inner Circle!

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Topics: Career, Inspirational, Motivation, Diversity, Success 

From the classroom to the boardroom, Dr. Mobley is an upbeat, dynamic speaker to numerous international and national audiences. The positive energy that Dr. Mobley possesses exudes throughout the entire room when she speaks. Since Dr. Mobley is a rarity - an African American, female veterinarian who rose from lower management to become a member of the CEO's inner circle - she is sought after for her inspiring messages on the many lessons she learned during her journey. This Bronx native shares her motivating story of achieving her lifelong dream of becoming a veterinarian despite the many obstacles that confronted her. Even though these hurdles were present in her path, Dr. Mobley graduated from an Ivy League institution, Cornell University, and the University of Florida where she received her doctorate in veterinary medicine. Dr. Mobley ultimately became the Vice President of Corporate Diversity for Wyeth (now known as Pfizer) and spoke to global audiences about the multiple dimensions of diversity. While she traveled on her journey, Dr. Mobley learned how to manage people, performance and productivity at a premier pharmaceutical company. Read more...

Asha Castleberry

Price Range: $1,500 - $2,500

Topics: Careers , Empowerment, Women in Society, Military, Leadership, Diversity

Asha Castleberry is a foreign policy specialist, military officer, and the co-founder of a upcoming non-profit called the International Youth Council (IYC). International Youth Council was founded at the 4th Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations. As the Director of Global Partnerships, Ms.Castleberry manages global partnerships and communication with members around the world building a network that focuses on increasing opportunities in global progress, development, and sustainability. In 2007, Ms.Castleberry was a spokesman at the 2008 International Movement of Catholic Student's United Nations Study Abroad Session. This year, Ms.Castleberry earned a scholarship to be the youth representative and co-founder at the 2008 Global Summit in San Francisco, California and to be a member of the Carnegie Council of Ethics and International Affairs New Leader's Program. Read more...

Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Over the past thirty years, her outspokenness, in her writing and in lectures, has brought the eyes of the world upon her. One of the most widely-read American poets, she prides herself on being "a Black American, a daughter, a mother, a professor of English." Giovanni remains as determined and committed as ever to the fight for civil rights and equality. Always insisting on presenting the truth as she sees it, she has maintained a prominent place as a strong voice of the Black community. Her focus is on the individual, specifically, on the power one has to make a difference in oneself, and thus, in the lives of others.

Nikki Giovanni was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and grew up in Lincoln Heights, an all-black suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. She and her sister spent their summers with their grandparents in Knoxville, and she graduated with honors from Fisk University, her grandfather's alma mater, in 1968. Read more...

Ericka Dunlap - Miss America 2004; Founder of the Crown Jewel Foundataion

Price Range: $2,500 - $5,000

Topics: "Higher Expectations: Encouraging Young Women to Soar at a Higher Level"

After being crowned Miss America 2004, Ericka Dunlap announced that she would promote the ideals of cultural diversity and inclusion during her reign.

In addition, she also devoted herself to motivating audiences through her upbeat presentations on “Attention to Attitude”…the perfect way to energize and stimulate all age groups to maintain the right frame of mind toward achieving their priorities.

Through her experiences as Miss America, Ericka took her message to audiences throughout the country and around the world, including several that had not typically been associated with the Miss America Organization. She was a special guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Hollywood Squares game show, The O’Reilly Factor, and she also served as the grand marshal of the Talladega-EA Sports 500 NASCAR race. She was especially honored to be the first Miss America in 32 years to visit our US troops in Kuwait for Thanksgiving at the request of the Kuwaiti Princess and the US Army Reserves.

Dr. Courtney Anderson - Extraordinary Woman

Price Range: $5,000 - $7,000

Topics: Women in Society, Relationships, Media

Co-author of Ordinary Women... Extraordinary Success, Dr. Courtney Anderson proof that personal empowerment is the key to achieving remarkable things.

An accomplished attorney, entrepreneur, educator, author and entertainer, Anderson puts audiences and organizations on the path to success with her presentations in leadership, personal empowerment and workplace issues.

From assertiveness and self-confidence training to new manager survival skills and even the daunting topics of race, religion and the workplace, Anderson makes it all accessible to her audiences, building trust and rapport and sharing real-life techniques that listeners can use right away.

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Dr. Cherry Collier - "Dr. Cherry cultivates the fruits within that empower success."

Price Range: $3,500 - $5,000

Topics: Attitude, Motivation, Women in Society, Image

One day Dr. Cherry had it all: a 6-figure job, both parents living, a loving and supportive relationship, and all the other things that go along with the fairy tale life. Suddenly, her dreams were turned inside out; forcing her to make some very tough life choices. Her greatest choice was deciding to view her cup as half full rather than half empty. Learn how Dr. Cherry became “The Attitude Magician” by using her life lessons magically to empower her and others to M.O.V.E. out of their own ways to achieve extraordinary results.

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Your Personal Board of Directors

Lynnette Khalfani, The Money Coach, is a personal finance expert and the author of The Money Coach’s Guide to Your First Million, Investing Success: How To Conquer 30 Costly Mistakes & Multiply Your Wealth! and the New York Times bestseller Zero Debt: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom.

As an award-winning financial news journalist, Lynnette worked for nearly a decade as a Dow Jones Newswires reporter and a Wall Street Journal reporter for CNBC. At CNBC, Lynnette filed weekly television segments on personal finances, investing and small business, and conducted online chat sessions on CNBC.com. Read more...

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Investing Success Video by Lynnette Khalfani

Tiffini Gatlin

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Topics: Careers, Entrepreneurism, Social Networking/Media, Business, Leadership

At age 30, Tiffini Gatlin is building sustainable empires that will create careers, build communities and strengthen brand awareness as we currently know it. Gatlin, is the founder and president of The Atlanta Go To Girl LLC, a boutique concierge designed to enhance the lifestyles of busy professionals, visitors and residents in the city of Atlanta. The company prides itself on handling their clients tasks with care and connecting them to the city’s many attractions, businesses and resources. Gatlin’s business is unique in Atlanta, in that her company is the only African American woman owned concierge that offers personal, corporate and luxury services.

Gatlin, believes in paying it forward. She is the co-founder of Atlanta Mom on a Mission. Read More...

Dr. Joel Martin

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Topics: Women's issues, diversity, leadership, entrprenuershi

Joel Martin is an international trainer, behavioral scientist, motivational speaker, award-winning communicator and entrepreneur. Her company, Triad West training, consulting, and motivational communications has been cited as “the best in the nation for delivering breakthrough leadership performance and organizational change.”

Born in New York City, she grew up in Toledo, Ohio and traveled to Columbus to attend Ohio State University where she graduated with a B. FA. Upon her graduation, she began her journey as a communicator at IBM as an audio-visual specialist, and then became an industrial designer and art director back in her “home town” of New York. Read More...

Dr. Daisy Century

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Topics: Historical Interpreter Extraordinaire, Empowerment/Women In Society, Black History, Inspirational 

Dr. Century portrays six historical women: Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Mary Fields, Bessie Coleman, Phyllis Wheatley and Hatshepsut. She brings history live to her audience!! She takes the audience on a historical journey. The audience will cry, sigh, and laugh as history unfolds right in front of their eyes. The performances are educational, empowering, uplifting, inspiring, motivational, transformational and entertaining. Women will feel empowered. They will get a sense of rebirth. They will be energize with a newfound burst of self pride and independence.

Dr. Century has traveled all over the United States portraying these six historical women. The audience ranged from elementary level to adults. As a performer and actress she transforms into the character and becomes the character. Her performances are a must see program!!

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