RECOMMENDED SPEAKERS ON HAZING PREVENTION:
HazingPrevention.Org™ also has resources available through our publications and products on the topic of hazing prevention. A number of our Board of Directors members speak on behalf of our organization in the areas of hazing prevention and may be available for media interviews:
HAZINGPREVENTION.ORG – WHAT WE DO AND WHO WE SERVE
Tracy Maxwell
Founder, HazingPrevention.Org
Lenny Sancilio, PhD Dean of Students, SUNY Geneseo
Board President, HazingPrevention.Org
Please contact us at info@hazingprevention.org if you wish to request an interview
Lianne Kowiak lkowiak@hotmail.com Lianne Kowiak is available to share her son’s tragedy as a result of hazing in college. Her presentation reviews the details of that evening when he was pledging a fraternity and how she took the tragedy to a leadership role by trying to prevent another family from pain and death by senseless hazing. Her presentation is designed for athletes, Greek life, bands, etc. at the college and high school level. Speakers fees are waived, however any donation would be appreciated to HazingPrevention.Org and in support of the Harrison Kowiak Scholarship.
HIGH SCHOOL POLICY, EDUCATION AND SPORTS
B. Elliot Hopkins, MLD, CAA National Federation of State High School Associations Director of sports, sanctioning and educational services ehopkins@nfhs.org
HAZING PREVENTION SCIENCE AND STATISTICS, STUDIES
Norm Pollard, EdD Dean of Students at Alfred University pollard@alfred.edu Dr. Pollard is a licensed mental health counselor and certified Title IX investigator. Norm was the co-author of one of the first studies of hazing among athletes and hazing in high schools in the United States.
SPORTS LAW
Janet P. Judge is a higher education and employment law attorney who focuses her practice in the area of sports and civil rights law. She recently Joined Holland & Knight Law Firm Janet.Judge@hklaw.com and concentrates her practice on sexual harassment, including sexual violence prevention, intercollegiate sports and employment law counseling.
ATHLETICS – HIGH SCHOOL and COLLEGE
Brian Crow, MBA Ed.D Professor of Sport Management at Slippery Rock University rbcrow@gmail.com Dr. Crow is a nationally recognized anti-hazing researcher and engaging speaker who has developed team cohesion and team inclusion programs for student-athletes and coaches at more than 40 high schools, colleges, and universities. He is the co-author of two law review articles and numerous academic articles and book chapters on athletic hazing.