Previous Speaking Engagements & Readings
Guest Speaker at Schools, Universities and Public Libraries
- Masha Dexter Lecture Series, Brown University, Providence Rhode Island
- California School of Professional Psychology
- California State Home Schooling Conference
- California State University East Bay
- Cuyamaca College, San Diego, CA
- Cypress College, California
- Drake University, Iowa
- Foothill College, California
- Golden West College, California
- Grossmont College, El Cajon, California
- Holy Names University, Oakland, California
- John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill, California
- LAUSD
- Mills College, Oakland, California
- New College of San Francisco
- Oakland Public Library, California
- Riverside City College
- Seattle Public Library, Washington
- Solano Community College, California
- St. Mary’s College, Moraga, California
- San Francisco State University
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- University of Southern California, Los Angeles
- University of Denver, Women’s College
- University of Indiana, South Bend
- University of Iowa
- University of Oregon, Eugene
- University of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
- University of Wyoming, Laramie.
- Westridge, Pasadena, CA
Presentations and Speeches at Houses of Worship, Holistic Community Centers, Retreat Centers and Sacred Gatherings 
- Agape International Spiritual Center
- B’nai Tikvah (Walnut Creek, CA)
- Beyt Tikkun Synagogue (San Francisco, CA)
- Cathedral of Hope (Dallas, TX)
- Center for Spiritual Living (Ukiah, CA)
- Common Wealth Club of California (San Francisco, CA)
- Community Presbyterian Church and First Congregational Church of Antioch (Pittsburg, CA)
- Equality California Valentines Day Fundraiser
- Equality California- Solano County- Get Engaged Event
- Greenheart Yoga Meditation Center (San Marino, CA)
- Metropolitan Community Churches (Bakersfield, CA; Indianapolis,IN; San Francisco, CA)
- Namaste Spiritual Center (Long Beach)
- Oakland Center for Spiritual Living (Oakland, CA)
- Rape Trauma Services (Burlingame, CA)
- Sacramento Center for Spiritual Living ( Sacramento, CA)
- Salt Studio Holistic Wellness Center (Pasadena, CA)
- Second Wind Church (San Francisco, CA)
- Temple Sinai (Oakland, CA)
- Trinity Methodist Church (Austin, TX)
- Unitarian Universalist Churches in Arkansas (Eureka Springs, Fayetteville)
- Unitarian Universalist Churches in California (Berkeley, El Cerrito, Mendocino, Mission Viejo – Tapestry, Modesto, Oakland, Redding, Riverside, San Francisco)
- Unitarian Universalist Churches in Colorado (Denver)
- Unitarian Universalist Churches in Ohio (Akron, Cincinatti)
- Unitarian Universalist Churches in Wyoming (Cheyenne)
- United Church of Christ (Fremont, CA; Hayward, CA; Redding, CA)
- Unity Ukiah
Readings and Talks at Bookstores
- Avid Reader (Davis and Sacramento, CA)
- Barnes and Noble (Eugene)
- Book Woman (Austin, TX)
- Books Inc.(San Francisco)
- Borders Books (Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Raleigh, NC; Durham, NC; Chapel Hill, NC, San Mateo, CA)
- Changemakers (Oakland, CA)
- Cody’s Bookstore (Berkeley, CA; San Francisco, CA)
- Crossroads Market Bookstore (Dallas, TX)
- Different Light Bookstores (San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA)
- East West Bookshop (Mountain View, CA)
- Gallery Bookshop (Mendocino, CA)
- Laurel Books (Oakland, CA)
- Leaves of Grass Bookstore (Willits, CA)
- Malaprop’s Bookstore (Ashville, NC)
- Now Voyager Books (Provincetown, MA)
- Obeslisk Books (San Diego, CA)
- Old Firehouse Bookstore (Ft. Collins, CO)
- Orca Books (Olympia, WA)
- Outwrite Bookstore (Atlanta, GA)
- Powell’s Bookstore (Portland, OR)
- Pride and Joy Bookstore (Northampton, MA)
- River Reader (Guerneville, CA), and many more.
- Vision Quest Metaphysical Bookstore (Everett, WA)
Speaker at Conferences and Events
- Herbalife International Mindful Moments Series, 2020
- Organization of Women Executives (OWE), 2020
- YMCA, 2019 (San Marino)
- Salt Studio, 2019 (Pasadena, CA)
- Just Float, 2019 (Pasadena, CA)
- Finding Freedom, 2018 (Palm Springs, CA)
- Finding Freedom, 2019 (Palm Springs, CA)
- Finding Freedom, 2020 (Palm Springs, CA)
- Mercy for Animals, Annual Retreat, 2018 (Los Angeles, CA)
- Finding Freedom, 2018 (Palm Springs, CA)
- National Association of Bar Executives Conference at the American Bar Association, 2016 (San Francisco, CA)
- United States Prison Affirmative Action Program, 2015 (At Water, CA)
- Models of Pride 2013 (Los Angeles, CA)
- Federal Correctional Institution Affirmative Action Program, 2012 (Dublin, CA)
- Southern California Regional PFLAG Conference, 2011 (Los Angeles, CA)
- Affirmation National Conference 2010 (San Francisco, CA)
- Cultural Competence in Mental Health 2009 (San Mateo, CA)
- Kaleidescope of Identities: Clinical Approaches to Working with Women, Culture, and Intersecting Identities 2009 (San Francisco, CA)
- Equality Forum Marriage Panel 2006 (Philadelphia, PA)
- Creating Change 2005 (Oakland, CA)
- All God’s Children Panel 2003 (Oakland, CA)
Featured Speaker at LGBT Rallies
- National Marriage Equality Rally 2004 (Washington, DC)
- Marriage Equality NOW Rally 2006 (Seattle, WA)
Featured Speaker at PFLAG Meeting and LGBT Centers
- PFLAG meeting at Montview Presbyterian Church(Denver, CO)
- Lighthouse Community Center(Hayward, CA)
- Rainbow Community Center (Concord, CA)
- LGBT Center (San Francisco, CA)
- LGBT Center (Charlotte, NC)
Featured Speaker on Radio Shows, Online Summits, Webcasts and Podcasts
- Today in L.A. Channel 4
- Good Morning La La Land
- Wake Up to the Sound of Transformation with Michael Bernard Beckwith
- The Shift Network: Thriving in Your Third Act
- Balanced Living for Busy Professionals with Diane Randall
- Get Balanced with Dr. Marisa Pei
- Convergence Healing with Peter Bedard
- I Am Symposium
- Please Understand Me -Sarah Silverman Productions