Upcoming and Past Speaking Engagements

Presentations Scheduled for 2014

  • Workshop Leader, “How to Plan Your Writing Career,” California Lawyers for the Arts, December 3, 2014, San Francisco, CA.
  • Panelist, UC Berkeley Extension, October 24, 2014, Berkeley, CA.

Past Presentations

  • Speaker and Panelist, “7 Things you Need to Become a Change Agent” (opening speech) and marketing panel San Francisco Writing for Change, September 6, 2014, San Francisco, CA.
  • Speaker, “How to Author Change” and “Prepping Yourself and Your Idea for Success,” Cape Cod Conference, August 7-10, 2014, Hyannis, MA.
  • Speaker, “How to Blog a Book” and “Prepping Yourself and Your Idea for Success,” Writer’s Digest Conference, August 1-3, 2014, New York, NY.
  • Speaker, “How to Successfully Manage Social Media,” Stanford Continuing Education, July 12, 2014, Palo Alto, CA.
  • Panelist, “Getting the Word Out About Your Book, DigiLit, June 12, 2014, San Fransisco, CA.
  • Speaker, “How to Blog a Book” and “Prepping Yourself and Your Idea for Success,” Penn Writers’ Conference, May 16-18, 2014, Lancaster, PA.
  • Speaker, “9 Steps to Prepare Yourself and Your Book for Success,” Dallas Fort Worth Writers’ Conference, May 3-4, 2014, Dallas, TX.
  • Speaker, “How to Successfully Tackle Social Media,” Red Writers Conference, April 26, 2014, Santa Rosa, CA.
  • Speaker, “How to Blog a Book” and “Prepping Yourself and Your Idea for Success,” Erma Bombeck Writer’s Conference, April 10-12, 2014, Dayton, OH.
  • Panelist, “Blogging: How to Build Brand and Find New Readers,” Independent Book Publishers Association’s (IBPA’s) 2014 Publishing University, March 23, 2012, San Francisco, CA.
  • Speaker, “How to Blog a Book,” Writers of Kern Spring Workshop, Bakersfield-California Writer’s Club, March 15, 2014, Bakersfield, CA.
  • Keynote Speaker, “How to Succeed as an Author,” Genre-La Writers’ Conference, February 8-9, 2014, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Workshop leader and Speaker, “Prepping Yourself and Your Book for Success,” “Blog Your Way to a Book Deal” and “How to Blog a Book and Become a Blogprenuer,” San Francisco Writer’s Conference (2 breakout sessions, a workshop and a talk during a post-conference bootcamp), February 13-17, 2014, San Francisco, CA.

2013

  • Speaker, “Blog Your Way to a Successful Self-Published Book,” Carla King’s Self-Publishing Bootcamp, Sacramento Branch of the California Writer’s Club, November 2, 2013, Sacramento, CA.
  • Teleseminar Leader, How to Blog a Book, Writers Digest University, October 31—20, 2013.
  • Speaker, “Blog Your Way to a Book Deal” and “Evaluate Your Book for Success,” Writing on the Sound, October 4-5, 2013, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Speaker and Panelist, “10 Ways to Become an Author of Change from the Moment of Inspiration” (opening speech) and “Marketing Your Change-Inspiring Book,” San Francisco Writing For Change Conference, October 12, 2013, San Francisco, CA.
  • Speaker, “Blog Your Way to a Book Deal” and “How to Write Your Sacred Text and Change the World,” Central Coast Writer’s Conference, September 20-21, 2013, San Louis Obispo, CA.
  • Speaker, “Blog Your Way to a Book Deal” and Evaluate Your Book for Success,” Writer’s Digest Conference West, September 28-29, 2013 Los Angeles, CA.
  • Panelist, “Advanced Author Branding,” uPublishU Book Expo America (BEA), June 1, 2013, New York City, NY.
  • Speaker, “Blog Your Way to a Book Deal” and “Evaluate Your Book for Success,” Texas Mountain Trail Writers, April 18-19, 2013, Midland, Texas.
  • Speaker, “Blog Your Way to a Book Deal,” University of California Davis, March 5, 2013, Davis, CA.
  • Workshop Leader, “How to Evaluate Your Book for Success,” Bay Area Independent Publisher’s Association, March 9, 2013, San Raphael, CA.
  • Panelist, “How to Blog a Book,” Mechanics Institute, March 12, 2013, San Francisco, CA.
  • Webinar Leader, “How to Write a Short Book Fast,” Author Solutions, www.authorsolutions.com, March 14 and 29, 2013.
  • Speaker, “How to Write a Short Book Fast,” Bay Area Independent Publisher’s Association, January 12, 2013, San Raphael, CA.
  • Webinar Leader, “How to Blog a Book,” Author Solutions, www.authorsolutions.com, January 15 and 29, 2013.
  • Teleseminar Leader, “Author Training 101,” 8-weeks, February-March 2013.
  • Webminar Leader, “Author of Change,” 12-weeks, January-March 2013.

2012

  • Workshop Leader, How to Hit Your Targets this Year, Chadeish Yameinu, September 7, 2012, Santa Cruz, CA.
  • Panelist, “Authors as Change Agents,” Writing For Change Conference, September 15, 2012, San Francisco, CA.
  • Webinar Leader, “How to Blog a Book or Book a Blog,” Author Services, September 12, 2012.
  • Speaker, “Blog Your Way to a Book Deal,” Spiritual Writer’s Conference, September 29-30, 2012, Mountain View, CA.
  • Webinar Leader, “How to Blog a Book or Book a Blog,” Author Services, October 4, 2012.
  • Speaker, “How to Blog Your Book,” Writer’s Digest Conference West, October 19-21, 2012, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Speaker and Workshop Leader, “How to Blog Your Way to a Book Deal,” and “How to Successfully Tackle Social Media (Even When You’d Really Rather Be Writing),” San Miguel Writer’s Conference, February 13-18, 2013, San Miguel, CA.
  • Speaker, “Creating a Winning Pitch,” Redwood Writers-CA Writers Club, August 12, 2012, Santa Rosa, CA.
  • Panelist, So What’s The Deal With Self-Publishing?” Northern California Book Publicity & Marketing Association, July 31, 2012, San Francisco, CA.
  • Workshop Leader, “High Holy Day Preparation Workshop: Setting New Targets and Hitting Them in the New Year,” Chadeish Yameinu, September 6, 2012, Santa Cruz, CA.
  • Speaker, “Promotion: Making Enough Noise to Create Change in the World,” Writing For Change Conference, September 15, 2012, San Francisco, CA.
  • Speaker, “Blog Your Way to a Book Deal,” Spiritual Writer’s Conference, September 29-30, 2012, Mountain View, CA.
  • Speaker, “How to Write, Publish and Promote Your Work One Post at Time,” Writer’s Digest Conference West, October 19-21, 2012, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Speaker and Workshop Leader, “How to Blog Your Way to a Book Deal,” and “How to Successfully Tackle Social Media,” San Miguel Writer’s Conference, February 13-18, 2013, San Miguel, CA.
  • Workshop Leader, “How to Build an Expert Author Platform,” Expert Platform Building 101, Santa Clara, California, May 19-20, 2012.
  • Speaker, “How to Write a Short Book Fast” and “Evaluate Your Book for Success” April 28-30, 2012, California Writer’s Club-High Desert Branch One-Day Conference, Apple Valley, CA, April 28-29, 2012. (Also “Everyone has a Torah” in the FCC Victorville, CA, medium security Prison on April 30.)
  • Speaker, “How to Evaluate Your Book for Success,” TMCC Writer’s Conference, Reno, Nevada, April 14, 2012.
  • Speaker, “Blog Your Way to a Book Deal,” San Francisco Writers Conference, February 16-20, 2012.
  • Speaker, “How to Blog a Book,” Writer’s Digest Conference, New York, NY, January 20-22, 2012.

2011

  • Workshop Leader, “How to Write a Book Fast! 4 Ways to Compile and Publish a Manuscript in Record Time,” California Writers Club-Central Coast Writers, Monterey, CA, November 12, 2011.
  • Speaker, “Interpretation of Jonah Story,” High Holy Day services, Chadeish Yameinu, October 8, 2012, Santa Cruz, CA.
  • Workshop Leader, “Writing a Perfect Pitch” and “Evaluate Your Book for Success,” California Writers Club-South Bay Writers Summer Retreat, Alamo, CA, August 2011.
  • Workshop Leader, “The Priestess Practice” and “Everyone has a Torah,” 14th International Aleph Kallah, sponsored by Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal, Redlands, CA, July 2011.
  • Workshop Leader, “How to Write a Book Fast! 4 Ways to Compile and Publish a Manuscript in Record Time,” California Writers Club-South Bay Writers, Sunnyvale, CA, June 2011.
  • Speaker, “Five Things Every Nonfiction Writer Needs to Get Published,” California Writer’s Club-Tri-Valley Branch, Pleasanton, CA, June 2011.
  • Teleseminar Leader, “How to Blog a Book,” March 2011.
  • Speaker, “A Post a Day is a Book a Year: How to Blog a Book,” San Francisco Writers Conference, February 2011.
  • Speaker, “Five Things Every Nonfiction Writer Needs to Get Published,” California Writer’s Club-Berkeley Branch, Oakland, CA, January 2011.

2010

  • Featured Speaker, “Why Everyone Needs to Adopt the Motto ‘Never Forget’: A Look at Holocaust Memorial Day Across All Spiritual Traditions,” Center For Creative Living, San Jose, CA, April 2010.
  • Workshop Leader, “Birthing Your Book,” San Jose, CA, March 2010.
  • Workshop Leader, “Writing Winged Words,” Bay Area Metaphysical Meetup and Nonfiction Writers Meetup, San Jose, CA, March 2010.
  • Speaker, “Five Things Every Nonfiction Writer Needs to Get Published,” California Writer’s Club-South Bay Writers, Sunnyvale, CA, March 2010.
  • Featured Speaker, “How to Use Blogs to Promote and Write Your Book,” San Francisco Writers Conference, San Francisco, CA, February 2010.
  • Presenter and Workshop Leader, “The Kabbalah of Conscious Creation” (3-day class), Cactus Kallah, Tucson, AZ, January 2010. (cancelled)

2009

  • Featured Speaker, “The Kabbalah of Conscious Creation, 7 Steps to Mystically Manifest Your Ideal Mate,” Singles Chavurah, Chochmat HaLev, Berkley, CA, August 2009.
  • Workshop Leader, “Learning to Live Life Fully: Rebbe Nachman’s Tools and Wisdom for Achieving Your Highest Potential,” 13th International Aleph Kallah, sponsored by Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal, Columbus, OH, July 2009.
  • Featured Speaker, “Navigating the Narrow Bridge, How to Move Forward Freely and Courageously Even When Life Seems Most Precarious,” Westport Hadassah, Westport, CT, March 2009.
  • Workshop Leader, “The Kabbalah of Conscious Creation, 7 Steps to Mystically Manifest Your Physical and Spiritual Desires,” Westport, CT, March 2009.

2008

  • Featured Speaker, Gavilan Hills New Thought Church, Gilroy, CA, February 2008.
  • Workshop Leader, “The Kabbalah of Conscious Creation, 7 Steps to Mystically Manifest Your Physical and Spiritual Desires,” Bay Area Metaphysical Meet Up, San Jose, CA, July 2008.
  • Presenter, “Getting Your Story Published,” All Maggidic Conference, Berkeley, CA, July 2008.
  • Presenter, “7 Simple Steps to Transforming Empty Rituals into Meaning-full and Spirit-full Practices,” Congregation Etz Chaim, Lombard, IL, May 2008
  • Workshop Leader, “The Kabbalah of Conscious Creation,” Makom Shalom, Chicago, IL, June 2008.
  • Workshop Leader, “The Kabbalah of Conscious Creation,” San Jose Metaphysical Book Shop, Saratoga, CA, May 2008.
  • Featured Speaker, “How to Create Sacred Space and Invite the Divine to Dwell Within It,” and “7 Simple Steps to Transforming Empty Rituals into Meaning-full and Spirit-full Practices,” Fox Valley Jewish Family Friends, St. Charles, IL, May 2008.
  • Presenter and Workshop Leader, “The Kabbalah of Conscious Creation” (3-day class), “The Priestess Practice” (workshop), “Rx For Happiness” (workshop), “Navigating the Narrow Bridge” (workshop), Cactus Kallah, Tucson, AZ, January 2008.

2007

  • Featured Speaker, Gavilan Hills New Thought Church, Gilroy, CA, December 2007.
  • Workshop Leader, “The Kabbalah of Conscious Creation,” Gavilan Hills New Thought Church, Gilroy, CA, October 2007.
  • Featured Speaker, Gavilan Hills New Thought Church, Gilroy, CA, October 2007.
  • Presenter, High Holy Day Retreat, Chadeish Yameinu, Santa Cruz, CA, September 2007.
  • Workshop Leader/Co-Presenter, High Holy Day Preparation Weekend Workshop, Portland, OR, August 2007.
  • Workshop Leader/Presenter, “The Priestess Practice,” 12th International Aleph Kallah, sponsored by Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal, Albuquerque, NM, July 2007.
  • Featured Speaker, Gavilan Hills New Thought Church, Gilroy, CA, June 2007.
  • Presenter, “Writing for Publication,” Los Gatos Saratoga Recreation Department, Los Gatos, CA, April/May 2007.
  • Presenter, “Planting Seeds of Change,” Los Gatos Saratoga Recreation Department, Los Gatos, CA, April/May 2007.
  • Featured Speaker, Gavilan Hills New Thought Church, Gilroy, CA, April 2007.
  • Featured Speaker, Gavilan Hills New Thought Church, Gilroy, CA, February 2007.
  • Teleseminar Presenter, “Shabbat Candle Lighting:  A Spiritual Practice for Women,” February 2007.
  • TeleClass Series Co-Presenter, “Planting Seeds of Change, How to Give Root to Your Dreams and Watch Them Grow,” February 2007.
  • Teleseminar Co-Presenter, “Planting Seeds of Change, How to Give Root to Your Dreams and Watch Them Grow,” February 2007.
  • TeleClass Series Presenter, “Writing for Publication,” January/February 2007.
  • Teleseminar Co- Presenter, “Planting Seeds of Change: An Alternative to New Years Resolutions,” December and January 2007.

2006

  • Teleseminar Presenter, “Four Ways to Create the Gift of Meaningful and Spiritual Chanukah and Christmas Celebrations,” December 2006.
  • Featured Speaker, “The Kabbalah of Conscious Creation,” Whole Health Expo, Santa Cruz, CA; October 2006.
  • Meditation Leader, Chadeish Yameinu, Santa Cruz, CA, September 2006
  • Presenter, “Writing for Publication,” Los Gatos Saratoga Recreation Department, Los Gatos, CA, September/October 2006.
  • Featured Speaker, Gavilan Hills New Thought Church, Gilroy, CA, September 2006.

2005

  • Workshop Co-Leader, Chadeish Yameinu, Santa Cruz, CA, September 2005.
  • Workshop Leader/Presenter, “Candle Lighting as a Spiritual Practice,” 11th International Aleph Kallah, sponsored by Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal, in Pittsburgh, PA, July 2005.
  • Service Leader Spiritual Shabbat Service and Pre-Shabbat Spiritual Service, Congregation Shir Hadash, Los Gatos, CA, September 2004 – June 2005.

2004

  • Meditation Leader, Chadeish Yameinu, Santa Cruz, CA, September 2004.
  • Guest Speaker/Leader, Kabbalah study group, Congregation Shir Hadash, Los Gatos, CA, September 2003- June 2004.

1993-2003

  • Workshop Leader, “Navigating the Narrow Bridge, How to Move Through Fear and Live Life Fully,” Santa Cruz, CA, November 2003.
  • Workshop Leader, “Envisioning 2003,” Santa Cruz, CA, October 2003.
  • Presenter, 10th International Aleph Kallah, sponsored by Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal, Bellingham, WA; July 2003.
  • Meditation Teacher, Congregation Etz Chaim, Lombard, IL, September 2001- June 2002.
  • Leader, Kabbalah Study Group, Congregation Etz Chaim, Lombard, IL, 2000-2002.
  • Leader, Spiritual Support Group, Batavia, IL, 2001- 2002.
  • Presenter & Meditation Leader, Congregation Etz Chaim Congregational Retreat, Lombard IL, May 2000, 2001 and 2002.
  • Service Leader, Alternative, Spiritual Sabbath Service, Congregation Etz Chaim, Lombard, IL, December 2001, February, April, June 2002.
  • Featured Speaker Congregation Etz Chaim’s Brotherhood/Sisterhood Shabbat service, Congregation Etz Chaim, Lombard, IL, June 2002
  • Featured Speaker, Congregation Etz Chaim, Lombard, IL, July 1999, July 2000.
  • Workshop Leader, “From Empty Practice to Meaning-Full and Spirit-Full Rituals and Prayers,” Congregation Beth Shalom, Naperville, IL, May 2002.
  • Co-Leader, Women’s Support Group, Phoenix and the Dragon Bookstore, Atlanta, GA. September 1994-June1995.
  • Co-Leader, “Anger, Arguing and the Art of Communication” series, Unity Church, Marietta, GA, January1994.
  • Featured Speaker, Phoenix and the Dragon Bookstore, Atlanta, GA, September 1993.
  • Co-Leader,In Relationship to Relationships…,” Phoenix and the Dragon Bookstore, Atlanta, GA, April 1993.

Additional Presentations

  • offered meditations at High Holy Day services for Chadeish Yameinu in Santa Cruz, CA, in 2004-2007.
  • taught at the Congregation Shir Hadash Hebrew High School for three years in Los Gatos, CA.
  • served as substitute leader for the Congregation Shir Hadash Kabbalah study group in Los Gatos, CA.
  • created and led a spiritual Shabbat and pre-Shabbat service offered to the San Jose and South Bay Jewish community by Congregation Shir Hadash in Los Gatos, CA.
  • served on the Congregation Etz Chaim adult education committee in Lombard, IL.
  • founded and headed the monthly Kabbalah Study Group for Congregation Etz Chaim in Lombard, IL.
  • taught Jewish meditation at Congregation Etz Chaim in Lombard, IL, and initiated and presented meditation sessions at its congregational retreats for three years.
  • taught in the Congregation Etz Chaim religious school in Lombard, IL, and helped develop children’s and teen programming for the congregational retreat.
  • developed and led an alternative, Renewal-style, spiritual/meditative Shabbat service for in Congregation Etz Chaim in Lombard, IL.
  • worked with clients using her certification as a rebirther and a trained Voice Dialogue facilitator in Atlanta, GA.
  • co-led a women’s support group in Atlanta, GA, and facilitated a spiritual support group in Batavia, IL.

 

 

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