FSCA is pleased to announce the keynote speakers for the 2018 Convention. We want to thank the Monique Burr Foundation for their generous sponsorship of this keynote address.
Michele Borba, Ed.D. is an internationally renowned educator, award-winning author, and parenting, child and bullying expert recognized for her solution-based strategies to strengthen children’s empathy and social-emotional intelligence and character, and reduce peer cruelty. A sought-after motivational speaker, she has presented keynotes throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, South Pacific and served as a consultant to hundreds of schools and corporations including the Pentagon and 18 US Army bases in Europe and the Asian-Pacific. Her proposal: “Ending School Violence and Bullying” (SB1667) was signed into California law in 2002. She offers realistic, research-based advice culled from a career of working with over one million parents and educators worldwide.
Dr. Borba has appeared 140 times live on the TODAY show and countless shows including: three Dateline specials, Dr. Phil, The View, NBC Nightly News, The Doctors, Dr. Oz, TD Jakes, Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric, MSNBC, Fox & Friends, Countdown, 2 NBC Education Nation specials, Inside Edition, Fox, The Early Show, CNN and Dr. Drew and featured in TIME, Washington Post, Newsweek, People, Boston Globe, U.S. News & World Report, New York Times, Reader’s Digest, Globe and Mail. She’s a media spokesperson for corporations including RC2 Learning Curve, Florida OJ, 3M, Ragu, Dixie Cup, Office Depot, Unilever, Splenda, Similac, General Mills, Mastercard, All, Galderma, V-Tech, Cetaphil, Walmart, Johnson & Johnson and consultant to McDonalds and Disney. Speaking clients vary from the United States Military Academy, Sesame Street, Learning and the Brain, Harvard University, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and a TEDx Talk entitled: “Empathy Is a Verb.”
Borba is the award-winning author of 24 books translated into 18 languages including Nobody Likes Me,No More Misbehavin,’Don’t Give Me that Attitude!,Building Moral Intelligence,12 Simple Secrets Real Moms Know,Parents Do Make A Difference,The Big Book of Parenting Solutions,End Peer Cruelty, Build Empathy, and UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed In Our All-About Me World. She was a 2016 SHORTY nominee for “Best Social Media Influencer in Parenting.”
www.micheleborba.comTwitter @MicheleBorbaEmail: borbam@aol.com
