Red Hawk is a professional consultant and keynote speaker with 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors. He has lectured to government officials on diversity, leadership, and team building. He has written and developed motivational group programs, and facilitated organizational problem solving sessions. He has also contributed to developing training videos and training materials. In 2007 Red Hawk became a member of the elite consulting pool at Georgetown University's National Center for Cultural Competence.
Red Hawk is of Cherokee Indian descent, Founder of OPM Management Solutions LLC, an Operational Program & Materials Management Solution Company, specializing in diversity training and keynote addresses on cultural understanding and cultural competency. He is an advisory board member of the Old Negev Research Institute (ONRI), an institute dedicated to the study of ancient Egyptian writings found in the "High Cultures" of the American Southwest. He is the former Clan Chief for the American Cherokee Confederacy of Georgia (retired), a state recognized tribe by proclamation and also sat on the tribal council as their Spiritual Leader. He still holds the honorary title of "Chief."
Red Hawk has extensive experience in the areas of managing diversity and cultural understanding. He has assisted in the design and implementation of system-wide programs in each of these areas. Hawk is a nationally known motivational keynote speaker on the topics of cultural diversity, issues of social change, and structural inequality. He has experience conducting complex workplace investigations, organizational problem solving, mediating employment disputes, and designing and presenting labor and employee relations training for managers and supervisors. Red Hawk has presented to over one million people nationwide in the areas of leadership, diversity training, motivational training, after-dinner performances, keynote addresses and cultural programming.
While serving his country, Red Hawk received the Navy Achievement Medal for his contributions in the field of management theory. He received commendations for serving in Desert Storm and was awarded the Humanitarian Medal for his services in the rescue of Korean refugees off the Sea of Japan. He was honorably discharged from the Department of Defense in Honolulu Hawaii after 10 years of service with full honors in 1991.
Red Hawk's intriguing background, coupled with his charismatic stage presence, sets him apart immediately as a keynote presenter and cultural facilitator unlike any other. His travels in America, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, England, Mexico, Canada, Korea, Singapore and the Philippines - bring a truly global perspective to the speaking platform.
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QUALIFICATIONS:
Certified in TQM - Total Quality Management - Department of Defense
Certified in Cultural Awarenes and Diversity - Department of Defense
Certified in Operations Security and Awareness Training - Interagency OPSEC Support Staff
Certified in EEO, Affirmative Action and Diversity Training - Alexander Consulting and Training, Inc.
Member: National Center for Cultural Competence, consulting pool - Georgetown University
Member: The Recording Academy - GRAMMY - Voting Member, Washington, D.C. Chapter
Member: APCA - Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities
Award: Navy Achievement Medal - Department of Defense
Award: Humanitarian Medal - Department of Defense
Award: TELLY Award in Diversity Training, TELLY Awards
Award: TELLY Award Music Viedo of the Year, TELLY Awards
Award: Nonimated. IMA Awards, 2004 American Independent Music Awards
Award: Nominated, 2004, 2005 and 2006 Native American Music Awards, Best Spoken Word Recording
Award: First round picks in the 47th and 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards, Best Native American Music Album, Field 14, Category 69
Author: "A Course in Diversity"
Author: "The Tao of an Indian"
Author: "A Motivational Approach to Content Information on Cultural Diversity"
Contributions: "All God's Children, Racial and Ethnic Voices in the LDS Church"
Contributions: "How to be a Champion at Life" |
