Keynote Speakers

Dr. Adolph Brown
Keynote Speaker

Born in the heart of the inner city, while spending summers in rural Virginia with his grandfather, Adolph was reared to be extremely hardworking and reflective. Having had a single parent mother in the housing projects, having been a Head Start student, having been the first of his family of five to graduate high school, and having had his oldest sibling and only brother murdered when he was only 11, Adolph’s life and work have been a voyage of discovery beyond anything he could imagine.

Adolph is a recovering middle school special education teacher, distinguished university professor, graduate college dean and business owner. He is an educational and clinical psychologist, master teacher, humorist, author and philanthropist, donating one-third of his consultation fees to support a scholarship endowment for hardworking young people.

He brings his experience, focus and sense of humor to each of his endeavors. Adolph is a deep thinker, active listener and engaging presenter who was once the youngest tenured full university professor in the United States.

Adolph often gives talks to today’s youth on yesterday’s life lessons; as well as instructs master classes to teachers on how to reach EVERY student. He has a “head” for adults and a “heart” for kids as he facilitates over 100 ALL grade levels student assemblies a year.

Adolph now lives in Virginia with his lovely wife, Marla. They have eight kindhearted children. Adolph describes himself as “just an ordinary all-around nice guy.”

See for yourself by chatting with him during his book signing following the Jan. 21 keynote.

Jeff Utecht
Keynote Speaker