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Jaiya has keynoted at national and international conferences and events for nearly two decades, as well as at smaller community engagements in cities and rural areas. The following are Jaiya's professional speaking engagement clients, many of whom he has spoken for multiple times:


  • National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, (event: Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services, Austin, (event: Houston)
  • Gar-Field Senior High School, Woodbridge, VA
  • Strategies/Children's Bureau of Southern California, Anaheim, (event: San Diego)
  • CA Dept. of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention, (event: San Diego)
  • University of Wisconsin, Stevents Point, (event: Wisconsin Dells)
  • Wisconsin Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, (event: Wisconsin Dells)
  • National Indian Child Welfare Association, Portland, OR, (event: Seward, AK)
  • Bartholomew County Juvenile Court, Columbus, IN
  • Prince William County Public Schools, Manassas, VA
  • Henrico Mental Health and Developmental Services, Richmond, VA
  • Fan Free Clinic, Richmond, VA
  • National Association of School Nurses, Washington, D.C.
  • Lutheran Social Services of Michigan, Big Rapids, MI
  • Northern Virginia Family Service, Fairfax, VA
  • Juvenile Court & Community Alternative School Administrators of CA, Napa, CA
  • El Camino High School, Oceanside, CA
  • Hampton Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Hampton, VA
  • Hampton Dept. of Social Services, Hampton, VA
  • Ventura County Board of Supervisors, Ventura, CA
  • Prevent Child Abuse Virginia, Richmond, VA
  • Winchester Area Systems of Care, Winchester, VA
  • AmeriCorps NCCC, Perry Point, MD
  • New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Dept.
  • New Mexico State University
  • Virginia Dept. of Education, Office of Student Services, Fredericksburg, VA
  • U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention, Arlington, VA
  • California State Foster Parent Association, Oakland, CA
  • San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, CA
  • San Bernardino County Children's Network, CA
  • Arizona Dept. of Economic Security, Division of CYF
  • Ventura County Office of Probation, CA
  • Ventura County Children's Services, CA
  • California Youth Connection
  • Franklin Intermediate School, Oxnard, CA
  • Children's Network of Southwest Florida, Fort Myers, FL
  • Office of the Attorney General of Florida, Orlando, FL
  • Jewish Child Care Association, New York, NY
  • Catholic Charities of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
  • Bay Area Academy, San Mateo, CA
  • San Diego County Office of Education, San Diego, CA
  • Indian Health Council, Inc., Pauma Valley, CA
  • Casey Family Programs, San Diego, CA
  • California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth, Pacific Grove, CA
  • Youth In Mind, Pacific Grove, CA
  • San Joaquin County Office of Education, Stockton, CA
  • Wisconsin Family Based Services Association, Sturgeon Bay, WI
  • Lakeland School District, Rathdrum, ID
  • Navajo Hopi Nations Unit (Arizona Chapter National Assc. of Social Workers), Gallup, NM
  • Fort Defiance Region Division of Social Services, Fort Defiance, AZ
  • California Disproportionality Breakthrough Series Collaborative, Sacramento, CA
  • Casey Family Programs, Sacramento, CA
  • CNN Television, Atlanta, GA
  • Bermuda Department of Child & Family Services, Hamilton, Bermuda
  • Florida Commission on Human Relations, Tallahassee, FL
  • Illinois Department of Children & Family Services, Chicago, IL
  • FOX Television, Hollywood, CA
  • Black Entertainment Television (BET), Washington, D.C.
  • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Congressional Black Caucus, Washington, D.C.
  • Cal Farley's Boys Ranch and Girlstown U.S.A., Amarillo, TX
  • Rhode Island Foster Parents Association, Providence, RI
  • San Diego County Commission on Children, Youth, and Family, CA 
  • EduAlliance Network, Soquel, CA
  • York/Poquoson Child Advocacy Team, Tidewater Area, VA
  • James City County Dept. of Social Services, Williamsburg, VA
  • Working with Youth, Burlington, VT
  • Indiana Department of Child Services
  • Ball State University, Muncie, IN
  • University of Pittsburgh Child Welfare Training Program, Mechanicsburg, PA
  • Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
  • Florida Department of Children and Families
  • Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth (SAFY) of Indiana
  • Harris County Children & Adult Protective Services (Systems of Hope), Houston, TX
  • Family Preservation Institute, Albuquerque, NM
  • DePaul Community Resources, Abingdon, VA
  • The Villages of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
  • Iowa Coalition for Family and Children's Services, West Des Moines, IA
  • Iowa State University, Ames, IA
  • Ventura County Office of Education, Ventura, CA
  • Casa Pacifica, Camarillo, CA
  • Midwest Adoption Conference (Coalition), Deerfield, IL
  • Adoption Knowledge Affiliates, Austin, TX
  • Network of Spiritual Progressives, Richmond, VA
  • Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
  • South Carolina Council on Adoptable Children, Charleston, SC
  • Onslow County Department of Social Services, Jacksonville, NC
  • FACES of Virginia Families, Charlottesville, VA
  • His House Children's Home, Miami, FL
  • Reston Interfaith, Reston, VA
  • Maryland Foster Parent Association, Baltimore, MD
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore County School of Social Work
  • Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, St. Louis, MO
  • Texas Department of Family Protective Services, Dallas, TX
  • Texas Woman's University, Dallas, TX
  • Texas Network of Youth Services, Austin, TX
  • Virginia Statewide Parent Education Coalition, Richmond, VA
  • Indiana Association on Adoption & Child Care Services, Indianapolis, IN
  • United Way of Central Indiana, Indianapolis, IN
  • Bellewood Presbyterian Homes for Children, Louisville, KY
  • TFI Family Services, Topeka, KS
  • KinCare Connections, Newport News, VA
  • Rural Opportunities, Inc.-PathStone, Rochester, NY
  • Adoption Resource Network at Hillside Children's Center, Rochester, NY
  • San Diego Workforce Partnership, San Diego, CA
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
  • D.C. Commission on Mental Health Services, Washington, D.C.
  • National Association of Black Social Workers, Washington, D.C.
  • Southeastern Child Care Association
  • National Network for Youth, Washington, D.C.
  • Texas Department of Families and Protective Services, Nacogdoches, TX
  • Region 5 Council of Foster Parents, Nacogdoches, TX
  • Baptist Family and Children's Services, Columbia, MD
  • Virginia Baptist Children's Home
  • Vermont Foster and Adoptive Family Association
  • Vermont Adoption Consortium
  • Professional Association of Treatment Homes (PATH), MN/WI/CO/SD
  • COBYS Family Services, Lancaster, PA
  • The Bair Foundation, Middletown, PA
  • Bethany Christian  Services, Grand Rapids, MI
  • Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM
  • Howard University, Washington, D.C.
  • The Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
  • U.S. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
  • Lutheran Social Services, Washington, D.C.
  • Marion County Public School District, Ocala, FL
  • Verizon, Inc., Norfolk, VA
  • Black Administrators in Child Welfare, Inc., Washington, D.C.
  • Bahá'í Institute for Race Unity, Silver Spring, MD
  • Maryland Dept. of Human Resources, Baltimore, MD
  • Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR
  • Illinois One Church One Child, Chicago, IL
  • Virginia One Church One Child, Richmond, VA
  • Maryland One Church One Child, Baltimore, MD
  • NAACP, National, Houston, TX
  • NAACP, Hillsborough County Branch, Tampa, FL
  • NAACP, Marion County Branch, Ocala, FL
  • D.C. Consortium for Child Welfare, Washington, D.C.
  • Baltimore City Department of Social Services, Baltimore, MD
  • Marion County Intensive Treatment Facility, Ocala, FL
  • H.D. Woodson Senior High School, Washington, D.C.
  • Mississippi Families for Kids, Jackson, MS
  • Catholic Charities, Washington, D.C.
  • Elimisha Institute, Washington, D.C.
  • Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
  • National Black Child Development Institute, Washington, D.C.
  • D.C. Child & Youth Services Administration, Washington, D.C.
  • Bowie State University, Bowie, MD
  • National Public Radio, Washington, D.C.
  • Homes for Black Children, Detroit, MI
  • Illinois Foster Parent Association, Chicago, IL
  • Greater Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, Ocala,FL
  • Interracial Family Circle, Washington, D.C.
  • Center for Adoption Support & Education, Silver Spring, MD
  • University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
  • Fairfax County Department of Family Services, Fairfax, VA
  • American Adoption Congress, Atlanta, GA
  • Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
  • Michigan Foster & Adoptive Parents Association, Grand Rapids, MI
  • Illinois State Board of Education, Champaign-Urbana, IL
  • Washington County Dept. of Social Services, Hagerstown, MD
  • People of Color Consultants, Washington, D.C.
  • Sheridan School, Washington, D.C.
  • Progressive Life Center, Washington, D.C.
  • Progressive Life Center, Baltimore, MD
  • For Love of Children, Washington, D.C.
  • Luke C. Moore Academy, Washington, D.C.
  • Lowell School, Washington, D.C.
  • Family Resource Center, Los Alamos, NM
  • KRSN 1490 AM Radio, Los Alamos, NM
  • WOL Radio, Baltimore, MD
  • Out Came the Sun, Rockville, MD
  • United Methodist Family Services, Alexandria, VA
  • New World Unity Church, Springfield, VA
  • Celebration Center of Religious Science, Falls Church, VA
  • Association for Global New Thought, Santa Barbara, CA
  • Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
  • New York City Administration for Children's Services, NY, NY
  • Hennepin County, Minneapolis, MN
  • Kalamazoo County Dept. of Human Services, Kalamazoo, MI
  • TECHR Committee, St. Paul, MN
  • Extra Mile Family Resource Center, Lafayette, LA
  • Georgia Department of Human Resources, Atlanta, GA
  • Another Choice For Black Children, Charlotte, NC
  • WKCR 89.9 FM, New York, NY
  • XM Satellite Radio Channel 169, Bowie, MD
  • Reflections Coffee & Bookstore, Portland, OR
  • Reader's Choice, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Books for Thought, Tampa, FL
  • WTMP 1150 AM, Tampa, FL
  • KBOO 90.7 FM, Portland, OR
  • The Book Club, Riverdale, MD
  • Sistahs Sippin' Flavored Tea Book Club, Ocala, FL
  • Ocala Beauty Expo, Ocala, FL
  • Foster Club, Seaside, OR
  • Howard Middle School, Ocala, FL
  • Harlem Book Fair and Cultural Festival, Harlem, NY
  • Ocala Star-Banner, Ocala, FL
  • Black and White Men United, Washington, D.C.
  • CTV Channel 76 News, Prince Georges County, MD
  • Real Men Cook for Charity, Inc., Bowie, MD
  • Karibu Books, Bowie, MD
  • WHUR 96.3 FM, Washington, D.C.
  • Children's Services of Roxbury, Roxbury MA
  • United Homes for Children, Roxbury, MA
  • Fairfax Public Access Cable Television Channel 10, Alexandria, VA
  • WTMY 1280 AM, Sarasota, FL
  • Million Family March, Washington, D.C.
  • Adoptions Together, Inc., Silver Spring, MD
  • MAVIN Magazine, Seattle, WA
  • WUST 1120 AM, Washington, D.C.
  • United States Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
  • NW Regional Literacy Resource Center Board of Governors, Vancouver, WA
  • Western Psychological Association, Kailua-Kona, HI
  • University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
  • New Mexico Equal Employment Opportunity Council, Albuquerque, NM
  • Louisiana Adoption Advisory Board, New Orleans, LA
  • McDaniel College, Westminster, MD
  • Folio Weekly Magazine, Jacksonville, FL
  • Edward White High School, Jacksonville, FL
  • Clay County NAACP, Clay County, FL
  • Rizing Starz, Inc., Ocala, FL
  • MultiEthnic Perspectives, Inc., Alexandria, VA
  • Black Adoption Placement & Research Center, Oakland, CA
  • Minnesota National Association of Black Social Workers, Minneapolis, MN
  • NAACP, Florida State Convention
  • Lionel Wilson College Prep. Academy, Oakland, CA
  • University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA
  • Louisiana Dept. of Social Services-OCS, Jefferson Region
  • Louisiana Dept. of Social Services-OCS, New Orleans Region
  • Ramsey County Dept. Community Human Services, St. Paul, MN
  • Southern University at New Orleans, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Grambling State University, Grambling, LA
  • Franklin Ave. Baptist Church, New Orleans, LA
  • Family Service & Children's Aid, Lansing, MI
  • Montgomery County Dept. of Health & Human Services, Rockville, MD
  • ATTACh, Inc., Richmond, VA
  • Coordinators2, Inc., Richmond, VA
  • Urban League of Champaign County, Champaign-Urbana, IL
  • Mountain Elementary School, Los Alamos, NM
  • Los Alamos Middle School, NM
  • Jackson County Department of Human Services, MI
  • Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange, Jackson, MI
  • Humanitarian Organization for Multicultural  Experiences, Inc., Syracuse, NY
  • Prince William County Dept. of Social Services, Manassas, VA
  • Hanover County Dept. of Social Services, Ashland, VA
  • Virginia Association of Licensed Child Placing Agencies
  • The Barry Robinson Center, Norfolk, VA
  • Radford University, Radford, VA
  • Tennessee Department of Children's Services, Nashville, TN
  • University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
  • Kentucky Youth Connects/KOFFY, Lexington, KY
  • California State University, Sacramento, CA
  • California Dept. of Social Services, Sacramento, CA
  • Colorado Heritage Camps, Denver
  • Pennsylvania Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network
  • D.C. Child and Family Services Agency
  • Children's Home Society & Family Services, St. Paul, MN
  • Connecticut Department of Children and Families
  • Connecticut Association of Foster and Adoptive Parents
  • National Resource Center for Youth Services, Tulsa, OK
  • University of Oklahoma/OUTREACH
  • Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services
  • Crozet Elementary School, Crozet, VA
  • Woodbrook Elementary School, Charlottesville, VA
  • Albemarle Public Schools System, Albemarle, VA
  • Presbyterian Children's Village, Rosemont, PA
  • United Methodist Family Services, Richmond, VA
  • D.C. City Collegiate Public Charter School, Washington, D.C.
  • Barker Foundation, Bethesda, MD
  • New River Valley Cares, Christiansburg, VA
  • Roanoke Dept. of Social Services, Roanoke, VA
  • Maryland Association of Resources for Families & Youth, Arnold, MD
  • Centers for Families and Children, Midland, TX
  • CRAFFT-Radford University, Radford, VA
  • Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
  • Colorado Dept. of Human Services, Denver, CO
  • African Cradle, Inc., San Jose, CA
  • Gladney Center for Adoption, Fort Worth, TX
  • Lutheran Social Services, Dallas, TX
  • Buncombe County Dept. of Social Services, Asheville, NC
  • North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC), St. Paul, MN
  • Foster Family-Based Treatment Association (FFTA), Hackensack, NJ


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