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The author will share her 15 years of experience working as a trustee of the Fonda Family Foundation.
Mary discusses the transition from a radically Afrocentric family into a family of white privilege and how she has managed to balance the two.
Mary Williams will share her experiences confronting fear as a child growing up in a dysfunctional, violent home and an equally treacherous inner city neighborhood. As an empowered adult she will share with audiences her brave decision to confront her fears both literal (working in below freezing temps in Antarctica, hiking the Appalachian Trail solo) and emotional (after nearly thirty years mourning the brutal murder of a sister and reconnecting with her birth mother).
Mary discusses her most courageous journey -• returning to Oakland and reconnecting with her biological mother and family, many of whom she hadn’t seen since the day she left home decades prior.
From hiking the Appalachian Trail alone to living for six months in the far reaches of Antarctica, Mary shares her epic story of self-discovery.
Mary Williams will share her experience starting and running the Lost Boys Foundation. She will share the pitfalls and triumphs of raising money and awareness and empowering newly arriving immigrants.
Mary Williams is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Family Philanthropy, The Cross-Cultural Adoption Experience, Confronting Fear, Family Estrangement and Reconciliation, Exploration of the Outdoors for Emotional Healing and Starting a Foundation for the Lost Boys of Sudan. The estimated speaking fee range to book Mary Williams for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Mary Williams generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Martellus Bennett, Dr. Ian Smith, Gennifer Choldenko, Yuyi Morales and Samantha R. Vamos. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Mary Williams for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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