Welcome to the Rock Valley College Speakers Bureau!

Offering quality learning and educational opportunities to Winnebago, Boone and Ogle County resident’s since 1965, Rock Valley College attributes much of our success to the expertise of our dedicated faculty and staff.

They take pride in their fields of study and areas of interest and enjoy sharing their passion with our students. Now, we invite you to discover for yourself the depth of knowledge and talent available at RVC. No matter your needs or audience, the RVC Speakers Bureau has just the topic or subject you’re looking for.

Please contact the RVC Department of Communications when you need any of our Speakers Bureau members. Our number is (815) 921-4510.

Speakers by Name

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D-F
G-K
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Speakers by Category

Arts
Business
Citizenship/Immigration
Computers
Education
Ethics
Fundraising/Special events
Health
History
Hobby
Law enforcement
Societal/Community Issues

Arts
Arts – Paul Laprade
Film history – Brian Shelton
Film production – Brian Shelton
Linguistics – Paul Laprade
Magic realism in Latin American Literature – Patricia Kramer
Media production – Brian Shelton
Media law – Brian Shelton
Movie palaces – Brian Shelton
Music – Paul Laprade
Photography – Brian Shelton
Poetry (Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu) – Kanwal Prashar
Theater – Mike Webb
Works of: Isabelle Allende – Patricia Kramer
Works of: Agatha Christie – Mike Webb
Works of: Laura Edquivil – Patricia Kramer
Works of: Gabriel Garcia Marquez – Patricia Kramer
Works of: William Shakespeare – Mike Webb

Business
Business management – Sharon Cooper
Career development – Amy Diaz
Customer Service: Your competitive edge- Steve Wong
Disciplinary Practices- Chuck Martin
Doing business with major companies – John DiGiacomo
Finance – Sharon Cooper
Government regulations – John DiGiacomo
Human Resource Management- Chuck Martin
Labor relations-Chuck Martin
Operations – Sharon Cooper
Public Relations- Nancy Chamberlain
Rock Valley College's role in regional economic vitality and quality of life- Jack Becherer, Mike Mastroianni
Selling to the government – John DiGiacomo
Small business success – Tony Lamia
Students in Free Enterprise – Sharon Cooper

Citizenship/Immigration
Citizenship – Amy Massoth
Immigration – Amy Massoth

Computers
Computer Hardware - Tom Lombardo
Educational Technology - Tom Lombardo
Internet research – Chuck Konkol
Internet programming and design – Chuck Konkol
Internet trends – Chuck Konkol
Technology trends – Chuck Konkol
Use of computer assistive technology and accessible media for students with disabilities in the library- Steve Thompson
Windows programming – Chuck Konkol
Wireless technology – Chuck Konkol

Education
Drug and alcohol education – Tim Hatten
Education for children – Mimi Fagan
Educational Technology - Tom Lombardo
Ethical Communication- Tony Lamia
Everything you want to know about college but don’t know who to ask – Jack Becherer
Everything you want to know about college but don’t know who to ask – Amy Diaz
Getting ready for college – Amy Diaz
How to receive a multi-cultural education experience- Valerie Jefferson
Shopping around for higher education – Amy Diaz
Update on the state of Rock Valley College – Jack Becherer

Ethics
Ethics in communication – Tony Lamia
Religious ethics – Ross Aden

Fundraising/Special Events
Corporate fundraising – Carol Telling
Development – Carol Telling
Fundraising – Carol Telling
Special Events – Carol Telling
Tips for securing major gifts – Suzanne Berger
Toolbox of basic fundraising – Suzanne Berger

Health
General:
Inhaled medications – Jim Sills
Life support (mechanical ventilation) – Jim Sills
Lung diseases – Jim Sills
Personality (lung) psychology – Charles Berthold
Pulmonary medicine – Jim Sills
Pulmonary function testing – Jim Sills

Exercise:
Baseball Coaching- Chuck Martin
Basketball Coaching- Chuck Martin
Exercise and physical fitness – Timothy Hatten
Fast pitch softball – Timothy Hatten
Nutrition for sport and children – Mimi Fagan
Personal training in children – Mimi Fagan
Strength conditioning of athletes – Timothy Hatten
Youth sports and children’s physical fitness – Timothy Hatten

Psychology:
Clinical psychology – Charles Berthold
Personality psychology – Charles Berthold

History
History of American Graniteware – Suzanne Berger
Local history – Brian Shelton
Rock Valley College history – Mike Webb
The rhetoric of the 1960s (Martin Luther King Jr, Malcom X, the Kennedys) – Bob Betts

Hobby
Astronomy- Tom Lombardo
Basketball/Baseball Officiating- Chuck Martin
Home brewing- Tom Lombardo
Quail Hunting- Chuck Martin

Law Enforcement
Law enforcement – Bruce Roberts
Traffic safety – Bruce Roberts

Societal/Community Issues
Confirming supreme court justices – PS Ruckman Jr.
Constitutional law and judicial politics – PS Ruckman Jr.
Drug and alcohol education – Tim Hatten
Eastern Orthodox Christianity – Ross Aden
Gandihan ideology – Kanwal Prashar
Gender roles -- Jenny Kosinski
First Ammendment issues – PS Ruckman Jr.
The History of the American Wedding Ritual- Suzanne Berger
Interfaith dialogue – Kanwal Prashar
Issues of power (social class, race, gender) – Bob Betts
Marriage and Family- Jenny Kosinski
Local history – Brian Shelton
Media law – Brian Shelton
Peace and non-violence – Kanwal Prashar
Population and poverty – Kanwal Prashar
Presidential pardons – PS Ruckman Jr.
Race/ethnic relations – Kanwal Prashar
Religion and American society – Ross Aden
Religious ethics – Ross Aden
Rock Valley College history – Mike Webb
Rhetoric of the 1960s (Martin Luther King Jr., Malcom X, the Kennedys) – Bob Betts
Separation of church and state – PS Ruckman Jr.
Social problems -- Jenny Kosinski
Spanish – Cristina Szterensus
Sign language interpreting – Beth Hamilton
Situation in Latin America – Cristina Szterensus
Vote turnout and choice – PS Ruckman Jr.
World religions – Ross Aden
World religions – especially Eastern – Kanwal Prashar
Working with independent living agencies – Beth Hamilton

Parenting:
Disciplining children – Mimi Fagan
Education for children – Mimi Fagan
Nutrition for sport and children – Mimi Fagan
Personal training for children and adults – Mimi Fagan
Youth sports and children’s physical fitness – Tim Hatten

Politics:
Confirming Supreme Court justices – PS Ruckman Jr.
Constitutional Law and judicial politics – PS Ruckman Jr.
First Amendment issues – PS Ruckman Jr.
Free speech – PS Ruckman Jr.
Presidential pardons – PS Ruckman Jr.
Separation of church and state – PS Ruckman Jr.
Vote turnout and choice – PS Ruckman Jr.

Religion:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity – Ross Aden
Interfaith dialogue – Kanwal Prashar
Religion and American society – Ross Aden
Religious ethics – Ross Aden
World religions, especially Eastern – Kanwal Prashar

World cultures:
Argentina – Cristina Szerensus
Getting to know the Penn. Amish – Suzanne Berger
Latin America – Cristina Szterensus
India – Kanwal Prashar