Kathy’s Speaking Experience
LIBRARIES, UNIVERSITIES, & CORPORATE EDUCATION
Barings Women’s Network, Charlotte, NC
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library Foundation, Charlotte, NC
Clinton School of Public Service, Little Rock, AR | Selected as a William J. Clinton Distinguished Guest Lecturer
Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC | Selected as First Year Read for all Freshmen
Johnson and Wales University, Charlotte, NC
Pack Memorial Library, Asheville,NC
Queen’s University, Charlotte, NC
University of Mount Olive, Mount Olive NC
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, | Selected as Eve Carson Lecturer Carolina Women’s Leadership Council
The Tables, Women Philanthropy, Sea Island, Georgia
York County Library, Fort Mill, SC
YPO Jeffersonian Dinner, Washington, DC
FUNDRAISING & Philanthropy
Catherine’s House, Belmont, NC
Carry The Torch, Knoxville, TN Annual Community Luncheon—Keynote
Good Friends, Charlotte, NC Annual Community Holiday Luncheon—Keynote
Green Chair Project, Raleigh, NC Fundraising Dinner—Keynote
MIFA-Do Good, Love Well, Memphis, TN Annual Community Luncheon
Opening Hearts, Opening Doors, Charlotte, NC
Pathways Center, Rock Hill, SC, Annual Community Luncheon
Urban Ministry Center, Charlotte, NC True Blessings Annual Community Luncheon—Keynote
Southern Women’s Show, Charlotte, NC Invited Panelist on Philanthropy
Thankful Hearts Luncheon, Wilmington, NC, Annual Community Luncheon—Keynote
Together We Serve, West Palm Beach, Florida, Annual Community Luncheon—Keynote
Women In Philanthropy, Augusta, GA Annual Member Luncheon—Keynote
Women’s Impact Fund, Charlotte, NC Invited Panelist on Philanthropy and Social Action
HOMELESS SERVICE & HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS
Allied Churches of Alamance County, Burlington, NC
Catherine’s House, Belmont, NC
Habitat for Humanity, Concord, NC
The Harrelson Center, Wilmington, NC
Homeward Bound, Asheville, NC
Journey Home, Murfreesboro, TN
Men’s Shelter of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
MIFA, Memphis, NC
St. George’s Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Urban Ministry Center, Charlotte, NC
Volunteer Ministry Center, Knoxville, TN
SPEAKER SERIES
Brunswick County Housing, Sea Island, GA
Green Chair Project, Raleigh, NC
Biltmore Forest Country Club, Asheville, NC
Thankful Hearts Luncheon, Wilmington, NC — Keynote
Clinton School of Public Service, Little Rock, AR William J. Clinton Distinguished Guest Lecturer
Charlotte Writer’s Club, Charlotte, NC Christ Church Faith Forum, Charlotte, NC
Healthy Charlotte Alliance Book event, Charlotte, NC
Linville Book Lecture Series, Linville, NC
New Southern Women, Fort Mill, SC
Roaring Gap Speaker Series, Roaring Gap, NC
Shooting Star Speaker Series, Jackson Hole, WY
Summer Lecture Series, Grandfather Mountain, NC
The Sorosis Book Club Author’s Luncheon, Asheboro, NC
The Westmoor Club All Club Read, Nantucket, MA
CONFERENCES, FESTIVALS, & WORKSHOPS
Charlotte Writer’s Club, Charlotte, NC
NC Writer’s Conference, Faculty and Faculty Reading
Southern Book Festival, Nashville, TN, Speaker and Author in the Round Dinner
The Tables, Sea Island, Georgia
TRIO Live, Traveling exhibit for SiBA
Wild Goose Festival, Hot Springs, NC
Writing For Your Life, Charlotte, NC
CHURCH & INTERFAITH EVENTS
St. John’s Episcopal, Jackson Hole, WY
St. James Episcopal Church, Newport Beach, CA
First Parish Church, Brunswick Maine
Canterbury United Methodist Church, Birmingham, AL
Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Wilmington, DE
United Methodist Women’s Event, Matthews, NC
Providence Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC
Allied Churches of Alamance County Luncheon, Burlington, NC
Daughter’s of Christ Church ECW Luncheon—Keynote, Raleigh, NC
Providence Baptist Church Community Event, Charlotte, NC
St Stephens United Methodist Church, Talk and Book signing, Charlotte, NC
St Michael’s Episcopal Church, Raleigh, NC
South Mecklenburg Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC
Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church, Austin, Texas
St Gabriel Catholic Church, Charlotte, NC
Holy Comforter Episcopal Church, Charlotte, NC
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC
Westminster Presbyterian Church Luncheon, Keynote, Charlotte, NC
Centenary United Methodist Church, Winston Salem, NC
St. Phillips Episcopal Church ECW Advent Luncheon Keynote, Charleston, SC
River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation , Bethesda, MD
Christ Church Charlotte ECW Friendship Feast, Keynote, Charlotte, NC
Centenary United Methodist Church, Talk and Book signing, Winston Salem, NC
Mt Pisgah Lutheran Church, Lenten Series, Hickory, NC
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lenten Series,McLean, VA
Providence United Methodist Church, Sunday School, Charlotte, NC
First Presbyterian Church, Sunday School, Charlotte, NC
Myers Park Presbyterian Church ACTS Class, Charlotte, NC
United Methodist Women’s Event, Matthews, NC
Myers Park United Methodist Church,Charlotte, NC
Holy Comforter, Charlotte, NC
Mt Pisgah Lutheran, Hickory, NC
AUTHOR EVENTS FOR CHILDREN & TEENS
Beverly Woods Elementary School, Charlotte, NC
Grace-St Luke’s Episcopal School, Memphis, TN
Gold Hill Middle School, Fort Mill, SC
Rea View Elementary School, Waxhaw, NC
St. Mark’s Episcopal School, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
St. Peter’s Summer Program, Charlotte, NC
Trinity Episcopal School, Charlotte, NC
Windsor Park Elementary School, Charlotte, NC
BOOKSTORE READINGS & SIGNINGS
TRIO-live,Charleston, SC
Healthy Charlotte Alliance Book Club Event,Charlotte, NC
Park Road Books, Charlotte, NC
Main Street Books, Davidson, NC