Dún Laoghaire, Ireland
October 27-29, 2026
Topic: Create With Compliance: Making Advertising Education Accessible, Engaging, and Inclusive

Milwaukee, WI
October 7, 2026
Topic: Create with Compliance: Preparing the Next Generation of Web Professionals Through Compliance-Centered Design

Denver, Colorado
July 24-26, 2026
Topic: Creating With Compliance: A Student-Led Usability & Engagement Study Student Engagement With Compliance-Based Learning Materials in Digital Content and Social Media Education

Elon, NC
June 22-23, 2026
Topic: Create With Compliance: Making Advertising Education Accessible, Engaging, and Inclusive

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
April 18, 2026
Topic: Create with Compliance: Using UX-Driven Tools to Empower Advertising Educators in
Inclusive, Ethical Curriculum Design

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
April 17, 2026
Keynote Panel: Are We Designing What’s Next—or Improving What Exists?

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
April 17, 2026
Topic: Public Engagement for Research Impact: Translating CREATE’s Agrifood and Climate
Research for Broader Audiences

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
April 10, 2026
Topic: Teaching Case Study: ChatGPT and Beyond – Exploring AI in Advertising

The Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
February 12, 2026
Topic: Teaching Case Study: ChatGPT and Beyond – Exploring AI in Advertising

Siebel Center for Design at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
October 25, 2025
Topic: Building Your Brand: Content Creation for NIL Success

August 12, 2025 University of Waterloo Topic:The Art of Compliance: Empowering Faculty to Teach Inclusive Advertising

April 19, 2025
Champaign, IL
Topic: Branding Message, Business Online Presence & more

April 3-4,2025
Online
Topic: AI in Social Media Marketing: Opportunities, Challenges, and Ethical Insights

March 6–7, 2025
Champaign, Illinois
Theme: Education in the 21st Century: Designing a More Inclusive Future
Topic: Advertising Curriculum and the Integration of Regulations, Laws & Policies that Support Inclusive Design

February 6, 2025
Webinar
Topic: Generational Consumer Buying Trends for 2025

October 6, 2023
Concord, NC
Topic: Bring Marketing In-house

April 3, 2023
Champaign Public Library
Topic: Create Content from Start to Finish

March 31, 2023
Monticello, IL
Topic: How to Tell Captivating Stories with Social Media

April 13, 2023
Online
Topic: How to Bring Social Media In-House and Make it Thrive!

October 25-26, 2022
Seattle, WA
Topic: How to Bring Social Media In-House and Make it Thrive!

August 11, 2022
Webinar
Topic: Influencer Marketing Can Grow Your Business

June 23, 2022
Webinar
Topic: Reach Your Audience with the Right Digital Content

November 29, 2021
Webinar
Topic: Creating a Winning Social Media Strategy for Your Brand

October 28, 2021
Brand Hub Community Workshop
Topic: Audience Analysis: People, Power & Influence

October 17, 2021
High Point, NC
Topic: Digital Content Planning Made Easier

October 11, 2021
Webinar
Topic: Creating a Winning Social Media Strategy for Your Brand

Spring 2021
Mini-Sessions
Topic: Creating Your Social Media Content Plan, Brand Perception and Consistency, Measuring Results of Your Marketing, Understanding Consumer Behavior, Mistakes to Avoid on Social Media

August 7, 2019
Webinar
Topic: What to Do When Your Audience Doesn’t Want to Engage

March 6, 2019
Baltimore, MD
Class Presentation: Business Intelligence

Friday, June 8, 2018
Hunt Valley, MD
Topic: Relationship Marketing in the Digital Age

March 17, 2018 Chevy Chase, MD Topic: Patient Acquisition, Engagement and Retention in the Digital Age

February 28, 2018
Baltimore, MD
Class Presentation: Business Intelligence

April 23, 2017
High Point, NC
Topic: Use your Words: Leveraging Customer Conversations to Enhance your Content Marketing

April 5, 2017
Webinar
Topic: Social Media Unleashed: How Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers Can Maximize Social Media

Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Washington, DC
Topic: Community, Conversations and Curiosity

February 21-22, 2017
Spartanburg, SC
Social Media Workshops for Start-Ups and Non-Profits

February 15, 2017
Baltimore, MD
Class Presentation: Business Intelligence

January 23, 2017
Las Vegas, NV
Topic: Use your Words: Leveraging Customer Conversations to Enhance your Content Marketing

October 16 - 19, 2016
Burlington, VT

May 22-24, 2016
Long Beach, CA
Topic: Five Ways to Use Social Media to Jumpstart Your Marketing Efforts

March 5, 2016
American University,
Washington, DC
Topic: Telling Your Story with Social Media

January 27, 2016
Las Vegas, NV
Topic: How Millennials Impact Retail Shopping

August 5, 2015
Baltimore, MD
Topic: Improve Audience Engagement

July 22, 2015
Baltimore, MD
Topic: Developing Personas for Effective Marketing

May 27, 2015
Washington, DC
Topic: Business of Photography

April 18, 2015
High Point, NCM
Topic: The Social Shopper

February 11, 2015
Baltimore, MD
Topic: Strategic Social Media Workshop

February 21, 2015
American University,
Washington, DC
Topic: Getting the Word Out with Social Media

January 21, 2014
Las Vegas, NV
Topic: The Social Shopper

November 20, 2014
Charleston, SC

October 17, 2014
Winston-Salem, NC
Topic: What to Do When Your Audience Doesn’t Want to Engage

October 13–15, 2014
Portland, OR
Topic: What a Bagel Shop Can Teach Us About Community Experience

March 31, 2014
Rockville, MD
Topic: Optimizing Engagement and Support through Social Media

March 1, 2014
American University,
Washington, DC
Topic: Getting the Word Out with Social Media

February 19, 2014
The Woods Academy
Bethesda, MD

February 1, 2014
Washington, DC
Topic: Social Media Needs You

January 31, 2014
Washington, DC
Business Matters Lunch: Technology Series; LinkedIn for Business

January 20, 2014
Baltimore, MD
Advanced Website Strategies

January 9, 2014
Baltimore, MD

November 22, 2013
New Orleans, LA
A Hands-On Social Media Workshop For Schools

November 18, 2013
Baltimore, MD

October 23, 2013
Portland, OR Topic: Why Your Content Marketing Strategy Needs a Strong Listening Culture

October 5, 2013
Boston, MA
Topic: Social Media Unleashed

September 11, 2013
Las Vegas, NV
Topic: Social Channels, the New Customer Service Venue

April 25, 2013
New Orleans, LA
Topic: Improving the Mobile Coupon Shopping Experience

February 16, 2013
Arlington, VA
Topic: How Membership Organizations Can Maximize Social Media

June 15, 2012
Washington, DC
Topic: Beyond Facebook & Twitter

May 27, 2012
Baltimore, MD
Topic: Why Content Matters

May 9, 2012
Philadelphia, PA
Topic: The Perfect Community Manager

April 27, 2012
Knoxville, TN
Topic: 10 Big Ideas About Community Management

December 1, 2011
Boston, MA
Topic: The Role of the Community Manager

November 4, 2011
The Potomac School
Potomac, MD

May 29, 2011
Baltimore, MD
Topic: Why Content Matters

May 11, 2011
Westtown, PA
Topic: The Role of Community Manager

March 14, 2011
Georgetown Visitation
Washington, DC
Topic: Designing for Shoestring Budgets

February 18, 2011
Palm Springs, CA
Topic: Content Strategies for Social Media Marketing

February 8, 2011
Gilman School
Baltimore, MD
Topic: Designing for Shoestring Budgets:

July 27, 2010
New York, NY
ePhilanthropy: The New Frontier for Raising Money

April 24, 2010
Baltimore, MD
Topic: 140 Character or Less

April 12, 2010
Arlington, VA
Topic: Collaboration - That 13 Letter Dirty Word

February 16, 2010
Boston, MA
Topic: Strategic Marketing for Schools

October 28, 2009
Mclean, VA
Topic: Market to Today's Families Using Social Media

June 18, 2009
Bethesda, MD
Topic: Social Media Brain Trust