| Founder & CEO of FAP Consultants & Associates, Inc. |
| Forrest A. Parker is an experienced keynote and motivational speaker, facilitator, trainer, presenter, and consultant. He has addressed, consulted, and motivated thousands of youth, parents, and professionals. Mr. Parker's expertise includes multicultural affairs, cultural diversity in the workplace, Affirmative Action, race and human relations, and team building. He has a master's of education degree in counseling education from James Madison University and a bachelor's of science degree from Ferrum College. Mr. Parker, former Vice President and Dean of Multicultural Affairs at Mary Washington College, also served as its Director of the Multicultural Center, Director of the pre-college Student Transition Program, and Director of Project SOAR, a high school partnership program with the Fairfax County Public School System. Mr. Parker served as the first |
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| PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE MEMBERSHIPS Mr. Parker's membership in professional and service organizations has included the College Board National Advisory Council on College Entrance Services, the Board of Directors for Project Discovery, the Virginia Advisory Board to Better Information Workshops, the Board of Directors for the American Heart Association for the greater Fredericksburg area, the Board of Directors for the Fredericksburg Area Community Relations Organization, a lifetime honorary membership in the Potomac and Chesapeake Association of College Admissions Counselors, an active membership in Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and the Virginia Admissions Council on Black Concerns. Mr. Parker has held leadership positions in many of these organizations. He is founder of the Virginia Admissions Council on Black Concerns, and he is founder and director of the annual and national Multi-Ethnic Perspectives Conference. HONORS AND AWARDS Mr. Parker has received several honors and awards for his leadership and contributions to youth and human rights. He was named Omega Man of the Year in 1994 by the Virginia/Washington D.C. Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. He was selected as Omega Man of the Year in 1993 by the Fredericksburg chapter. Also in 1993, Mr. Parker was honored as a Virginia Hero by former Governor L. Douglas Wilder and the Board of Directors of Virginia Heroes, Inc. He received the Fitz Turner Award in 1992 for outstanding leadership and contributions which have enhanced respect for human and civil rights throughout the country. He was Member of the Year for the Virginia Admissions Council on Black Concerns, Inc. in 1996 and 1998. He also received the 2002 Positive Image Award from Harambee' 360 of Fredericksburg, VA and was selected by the Free Lance Star Newspaper as a feature small business entrepreneur as a part of the 2003 Black History Month celebration. Copyright � 2008 Goal Mind Enterprises. All rights reserved. |
| chairperson of the President's Council on Community Values and Behavioral Expectations. Throughout his twenty-year career in higher education, he has launched multiple initiatives addressing the needs of under represented student populations. For example, during his tenure in administration at James Madison University, he increased the enrollment of multi-ethnic population by 400 percent. Mr. Parker organized and currently serves as the first executive director of the Fredericksburg Regional Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington. |