 Dr. Stephens holds a California teaching credential, administrative credential and a certificate in school business management. His experience includes service as a teacher, assistant superintendent and school board member. His administrative experience includes serving as chief school business officer and as vice president of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Dr. Stephens received his B.S. in business administration and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University. He received his Ed.D. from the University of Southern California. Selected Training and Technical Assistance Activities of Dr. Ronald D. Stephens 1984 to the Present Lectures to Public Groups and Professional Organizations > 500 Guest Lecturer at Colleges and Universities > 50 Technical Assistance to School Districts Nationwide >250 Work with Native American Organizations = 6 International Lectures = 14 Community Service Boards and Advisory Groups = 8 Testimony before the United States Congress = 5 Expert Witness Consultation > 80 Training Films = 12 Television Appearance on Major Networks > 200 Radio Interviews > 100 Print Media Interviews in Major Newspapers & Magazines > 1000 Publications > 20 Lectures to Public Groups and Professional Organizations (More than 500) Alabama Education Association Alaska Association of School Boards Alaska State Department of Education American Federation of Teachers American Legislative Exchange Council American Society for Industrial Security American Society of Criminology Arizona School Boards Association Association of California School Administrators California Association of Supervisors of Child Welfare and Attendance California Federation of Teachers California School Boards Association Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency Council for Exceptional Children Council of the Great City Schools Crimestoppers International Drug Enforcement Administration Education Commission of the States Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Florida Association of School Administrators Florida Gang Investigators Association Georgia Association of Educational Leaders Hawaii State Department of Education Hawaii Correctional Association Idaho Peace Officers Association Illinois Crime Prevention Council Indiana State Department of Education Justice Institute of British Columbia Kansas State Department of Education Kansas Correctional Association Koch Crime Institute Kentucky School Boards Association Michigan State Department of Education Maryland State Department of Education Missouri Association of School Administrators Missouri State Teachers Association National Association of Attorneys General National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice National Association of Elementary School Principals National Association of Independent Schools National Association of Secondary School Principals National Conference of State Legislators National Conference on Juvenile Justice National Council on Alcoholism National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges National Crime Prevention Council National Crime Prevention Institute National Education Association National Educational Service National Governors Association National Institute of Justice National Organizational for Legal Problems in Education National Safety Council National School Boards Association New Hampshire School Administrators New Jersey Association of School Administrators New Jersey DARE Officers Association New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association New York Juvenile Detention Association North Carolina Center for the Prevention of Violence Oregon Juvenile Police Officers Association Pennsylvania Juvenile Officers Association Public Risk Management Association Rhode Island Interlocal Risk Management Association School Plant Management Association School Social Workers Association of Georgia South Carolina Association of School Administrators South Pacific Security Conference The Safety Society Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Texas Association of School Boards Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers Texas Education Association U.S. Department of Education Washington Association of School Administrators Washington State Department of Education West Virginia Education Association Virginia State Department of Education Georgia State Department of Education Guest Lecturer at Professional and Educational Institutions of Higher Learning Azusa Pacific University Carnegie Mellon University Chadron State College Clemson University Defiance College, Ohio Edinboro University Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas FBI National Academy Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Glynco, Georgia Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, Wisconsin Indiana State University, Department of Educational Administration Lansing Community College, Criminal Justice Law Center, Lansing, Michigan Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Academy Mississippi State University Portland State University Southwest Texas State University St. Cloud State University Stetson University Teachers College, Columbia University Texas A & M University University of Arkansas University of Colorado University of Georgia University of Hawaii, Honolulu University of Hawaii, Manoa University of Houston University of Louisville, National Crime Prevention Institute, Louisville, Kentucky University of Minnesota University of Nebraska, Omaha University of New Mexico University of North Carolina, Center for the Advancement of Teaching University of Oklahoma University of South Carolina University of Southern Mississippi University of Toledo University of Wisconsin University of Wyoming University of Texas, Austin, Texas Virginia Commonwealth University Western Kentucky University Eastern Carolina University Montana State University Consultation and Technical Assistance (School Districts) Denver Public Schools New York City Public Schools Los Angeles Unified School District New Orleans Parish Public Schools Atlanta Public Schools Oakland Public Schools District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, D.C. Fulton County Public Schools, Atlanta, Georgia Columbia Public Schools, Columbia, South Carolina Brevard County Public Schools Tupelo Public Schools, Tupelo, Mississippi Duncanville Independent School District, Duncanville, TX Baldwin Park Public Schools, Baldwin Park, CA Windsor Public Schools, Windsor, Connecticut Fairbanks North Star Public Schools, Fairbanks, Alaska Forsyth County Public Schools Gustine Unified School District Spring Branch Independent School District Longview Independent School District Dallas Independent School District, Dallas, Texas Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Fort Smith Arkansas Public Schools Four J School District, Eugene, Oregon Sunnyside School District, Sunnyside, Washington Redding Public Schools, Redding, California Fresno Unified School District, Fresno, California Natrona County School District, Natrona, Wyoming Millard Public Schools, Omaha, Nebraska Russell Independent School District, Rowel, New Mexico Adrian Public Schools, Adrian, Michigan Waxahachie Independent School District, Waxahachie, Texas Omaha Public Schools, Omaha, Nebraska Texarkana Independent School District, Texarkana, Texas Cypress-Fairbanks Independent Schools District, Houston, Texas Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, Nebraska Guilford Public Schools Armona Unified School District, Armona, California Charlotte County Public Schools, Port Charlotte, Florida Lenawee County Public Schools, Adrian Michigan Norwich Public Schools, Norwich, Connecticut Santa Ana Unified School District, Santa Ana, California Oakland Public Schools, Oakland, California Pitt County Public Schools, Greenville, North Carolina Amarillo Independent School District Corsicana Public Schools, Corsicana, Texas Greenwood Public Schools, Greenwood, South Carolina Round Rock Independent School District, Austin, Texas McAllen Independent School District, McAllen, Texas Harlingen Independent School District, Harlingen, Texas Waco Independent School District, Waco, Texas Jefferson County Public Schools, Littleton, Colorado Pearl Public Schools, Pear, Mississippi St. Charles Parish Public Schools, Luling, Louisiana San Angelo Independent School District, San Angelo, Texas Seminole County Public Schools, Sanford, Florida Port Huron Public Schools, Port Huron, Michigan Colonial Intermediate Unit #20 Public Schools, Easton, Pennsylvania Howell Public Schools, Howell, Michigan Tacoma Public Schools, Tacoma, Washington Carson City School District, Carson City, NV Sparta Township Public Schools, Sparta, New Jersey Berks County Intermediate Public Schools, Reading, Pennsylvania University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Chicago, Illinois Southern Prarie Educational Agency Schools, Ottumwa, Iowa Region VIII Educational Service Center, El Paso, Texas Homewood Flossmoor School District, Flossmoor, Illinois Georgetown County School District, Georgetown, South Carolina Deschutes County Public Schools, Redmond, Oregon Bethel Public Schools, Bethel, Alaska Johnson County Public Schools, Smithfield, North Carolina Union School District #498, Waterville, Kansas Forney Independent School District, Forney, Texas Phoenix Country Day School, Paradise Valley, Arizona Bastrop Independent School District, Bastrop, Texas Philadelphia Public Schools, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Oklahoma City Public Schools, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Broward County Public Schools, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Marshall County Schools, Benton, Kentucky Marjorie Stone Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida Work With Native American Organizations/Communities The Navajo Nation, Ganado, Arizona Matanaska-Susitina Borough, Palmer, Alaska Lower Kuskowkwim School District, Bethel, Alaska Red Lake School District & the Chippewa Nation, Red Lake, Minnesota Tulalip Indian Tribe, Washington State Hoh Indian Tribe, Marysville, Washington International Work Justice Institute of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada International Conference on Urban Safety, Paris, France South Pacific Educational Security Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand Seycove Secondary Community School District, North Vancouver, British Columbia The American Embassy, Nassau, Bahamas School District #34, Abbotsford Public Schools, Abbotsford, British Columbia Republic of Puerto Rico University of Adelaide, New South Wales, Australia Australian Security Industry Association, Sydney, Australia Williams Lake Public Schools, Williams Lake, British Columbia International Conference on Safe Schools, Toronto Canada International Conference on Aggression, Amsterdam, Netherlands International Association of Chiefs of Police, Guam Community Safety Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel (Keynote Address) Republic of South Korea Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Public Service and Assistance to National & Federal Agencies Education Task Force, American Legislative Exchange Council National Board Member, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (MCAP) Los Angeles Task Force on Better Education-Appointed by Assemblywoman Lafollette Council of the Great City Schools, National Urban Education Task Force Education Task Force, American Society for Industrial Security California Teacher Credentialing Commission, School Violence Advisory Panel Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Advisory Board Students Against Violence Everywhere, Board Member Testimony before the United States Congress 7/19/91 House of Representatives, Judiciary Committee 3/13/93 House of Representatives, Committee on Education and Civil Rights 4/28/98 House of Representatives, Committee on Education and the Workforce Understanding Violent Children. 8/98 House of Representatives, Education Caucus Committee, School Violence Prevention 9/1/98 United States Senate, Judiciary Committee, Washington, D.C. Fixing a Broken System: Preventing Crime Through Intervention. Technical Assistance to Government Agencies National Institute of Justice United States Department of Education United States Attorney, District of Montana United States Attorney, Louisville, Kentucky United States Attorney, Beaumont, Texas Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Quantico, VA General Accounting Office Governor of Colorado Governor of New York Governor of Oklahoma Representative Expert Witness Testimony and Consultation Ensley v. Los Angeles Unified School District Hintz v. Moses Lake School District Allen v. Ottumwa, Ottumwa, Iowa Joe James v. John Carneal & McCracken County Public Schools, Paducah, Kentucky Kaye Long v. Pearl High School, Pearl, Mississippi Sandoval v. Holy Family Grade School Grayson v. Jefferson County School District Slack v. Omaha Public Schools Kidd v. Simpson Bryan v. San Diego Unified School District T.H. v. Nova Southeastern University Palacios etal. V. Golden Eagle etal, Bethel, Alaska Lopez v. Ventura Unified School District CR Doe v. the Bishop of Orange, Santa Ana, California Red Lake School District, Red Lake, Minnesota Jane Doe v. City of New York Molina v. LAUSD Hause v. Capistrano Unified School District Barracks v. Orleans Parish School Board Training Films University of Oklahoma Gangs in Our Schools: Identification, Response and Prevention Strategies. Staff Development Video Telecasts University of Georgia, Athens, GA Classroom Management National Educational Service Three part series on Safe School Planning Education Development Center, Live Talk Summit on Youth Violence Prevention Carnegie Mellon University, National Consortium on Violence Research, �Violence in the Schools� Kids Safety of America Three part series on Managing School Violence University of South Carolina Safe School Strategies Law Enforcement Television Network, School/Law Enforcement Partnerships What If? The Role of Schools in Terrorism Prevention MySafeSchools.org Television Appearances (More than 200 appearances) Selected Examples Good Morning America Fox News with Chris Wallace The Today Show with Bryant Gumbel (Two separate appearances) The Today Show with Matt Lauer (Two separate appearances) CBS News with Dan Rather ABC News with Peter Jennings NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw Jim Lehrer News Hour The Today Show with Catie Couric Oprah Good Morning America with Lisa McCrea Larry King Live with Attorney General Janet Reno CNN, Sonia Live Queen Latifa Show MSNBC with Brian Williams Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace NBC Extra Prime Time Live with Diane Sawyer Charles Grodin Show (Two separate appearances) Geraldo KWHY Daytime Dialogue Headlines on Trial with Arthur Miller (Harvard Law Schools Professor) Fuji TV, Japan Asahi National Broadcasting, Japan MTV 48-Hours CBS This Morning PBS Newshour Court TV Radio Interviews (More than 100) National Public Radio, All Things Considered regarding Springfield, OR shooting German Radio Network, Herman Denecko Show Australian Broadcasting Company, (ABC) James Valentine Show British Broadcasting Company (BBC), Colin Peacock Wall Street Journal Radio KCBS, San Francisco WWJ News AM 950, Detroit, Michigan WDBO Radio, Orlando KNEWS AM 570, Salt Lake City WBAL Radio, Baltimore, Maryland KMOX, St. Louis, Missouri CNN News Radio KEWS, Portland, Oregon, Bill Gallegher Show Voice of America, Gary Flakus KARM, Little Rock, Arkansas KING, Seattle Washington KLBJ, Austin, Texas The Ollie North Show Talk Radio 1089, London, England, The Peter Deely Show Zimmer Radio Group (35 stations) in Southern Illinois WORD Radio, Greenville, NC KNX News, Los Angeles AM 970 New York, New Jersey & CT Voice of Russia Print Media (More than 1000) New York Times Los Angeles Times Baltimore Sun Hartford Courrant St. Louis Post Dispatch Detroit Free Press Honolulu Star Advertiser Wall Street Journal The Readers Digest Ladies Home Journal Good Housekeeping U.S. News and Work Report Newsweek Newsday USA Today Orlando Sentinel The Oregonian Sacramento Bee Cincinnati Enquirer Omaha World Herald Chicago Tribune Education Week Atlanta Constitution Pittsburgh Post Gazette Arlington Star Telegram Weekly Reader Wichita Eagle Virginia Pilot London Times Parenting Magazine Philadelphia Inquirer Houston Chronicle Charleston Gazette Research Programs Centers for Disease Control, Division of Intentional Injury, Atlanta, Georgia "School Associated Violent Deaths Report" Center to Prevent Handgun Violence "Straight Talk About Risks Curriculum" U.S. Department of Education, School Associated Violent Deaths |
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