Anti-Hazing Speakers
(in alphabetical order)

Elizabeth J. Allan, Ph.D. -- Dr. Allan has over ten years of professional experience educating about hazing including lobbying efforts for the passage of a statewide anti-hazing law. She is the author of essays, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries on the topic of hazing and is co-founder and manager of www.StopHazing.org. She has served as a speaker and consultant for colleges and K-12 schools and has been interviewed about hazing for newspapers, radio, and popular magazines. Most recently, an interview with her is featured in Unless a Death Occurs , a PBS documentary about hazing.

Rick Barnes -- A past president of the Association of Fraternity Advisors (AFA) and the AFA Foundation, Rick has been involved professionally with higher education for more than 20 years." A member of numerous professional organizations in higher education, Rick has served on the faculty for leadership conferences across the country and has been a featured speaker on more than 600 college campuses." He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). For more information, visit: rickbarnespresents.com

Mitch Crane -- "Judge Mitch" delivers three programs specifically related to hazing: "Building Better Brothers and Sisters ( for Greeks) "Stop Hazing and Build Life-Long Friendships" ( for general audiences and "Hazing and The Law"
(for student leaders and professionals)." For more information, visit: Judgemitch.com

Dr. Brian Crow -- An Associate Professor of Sport Management at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.  His area of research involves hazing in athletics.  He is the co-author of 2 law review articles and three textbook chapters on sport hazing, and presents to high school and university administrators, coaches, and student-athletes.  For more information, visit: http://www.sru.edu/pages/8341.asp, email brian.crow@sru.edu, or call 724.738.2392

Rick Farnham -- Retired Director of Athletics at the University of Vermont, Richard (Rick) Farnham draws upon real life experience to help others prevent hazing. Rick has provided Hazing Prevention and Student Leadership Education presentations to students, faculty, and staff at numerous colleges and universities as well as regional and national meetings and conferences of intercollegiate athletics professionals. For more information go to: Farnham Bio or email RichardFarnham@adelphia.net or call (802) 862-7969.

Josh Goldman, M.A. —The Director of Education for Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity brings the story of Scott Krueger, a Phi Gamma Delta pledge, who died as a result of hazing and alcohol abuse. Using an Emmy winning film titled “ Tell Me Something I Don't Know ”, Josh takes a fresh approach to facilitating risk education by allow the participants to take the conversation where they want it to go through an open-ended program where guided discussion questions, initiated by a common viewing experience, allow the audience to “lead” the dialogue toward meaningful conversation. Click here for more information.

Ricky L. Jones, Ph.D. -- Associate Professor, Chair, and Political Science specialist in the Department of Pan-African Studies at the University of Louisville.  He is the author of Black Haze: Violence, Sacrifice, and Manhood in Black Greek-Letter Fraternities published by State University of New York Press. Black Haze was the very first book solely dedicated to the subject of hazing in Black Greek-Letter fraternities.  Jones received a B.A. in Political Science from Morehouse College and a Ph.D. in Political Philosophy and Comparative Politics from the University of Kentucky.  He has served as a Lyman T. Johnson Fellow at the University of Kentucky and as a National Science Foundation Multi-Cultural Teaching Fellow at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  Jones' work has been published in a number of local, regional, and national periodicals and journals.  He can be contacted at ricky.jones@louisville.edu or (502) 852-0027. 

Will Keim, Ph.D. -- Has established a successful business speaking on a variety of issues facing college students.  He also speaks about hazing and leadership issues related to Greek and other campus organizations. See his website or he can be contacted by email at: willkeim@proaxis.com or 1-800-848-3897 fax (541) 758-5658

Erle Morring -- In his outstanding presentation, HAZED & CONFUSED, Erle tells the personal story of a fraternity culture fascinated with hazing and troubled by excessive alcohol abuse.  He openly discusses the mistakes and bad decisions he and others made as actives and officers of his fraternity chapter. The program is a laid-back, easy to understand presentation which is extremely educational for all participants.  Members of the Greek community leave with the tools necessary to address hazing and substance abuse on their respective campuses. 

Hank Nuwer - Hank Nuwer speaks with equal passion whether talking to coaches/athletes or fraternity/sorority members, high schoolers, or corporate employees. He is well prepared to address hazing on the job, in athletics, in high schools, and in fraternities and sororities. He is the author of four books on Hazing (Broken Pledges, The Hazing Reader, Wrongs of Passage, High School Hazing). He has presented at schools such as the University of Michigan, University of Oregon, University of Illinois, University of Maine, Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania. He may be contacted via his web page at http://hazing.hanknuwer.com or via email at: hnuwer@hanknuwer.com

Dr. Thomas "Sparky" Reardon -- Dean of Students, The University of Mississippi
Sparky has spoken to thousands of college students across the country and at numerous conferences and conventions. He uses his twenty-five years of experience as the Dean of Students to reach the better nature of the individuals in the audience. Covered in his talk are personal commitment, values, determining what is hazing, developing alternatives, and strategy to stop hazing. He also works in workshop and retreat settings. He can be contacted at sparky@olemiss.edu or at 662-915-5056.

Rita Saucier --  After the death of her son Chad as a result of hazing, Ms. Saucier started the anti-hazing organization Cease Hazing Activities and Deaths (C.H.A.D).  Ms. Saucier is available for speaking engagements and can be contacted at: justrita@compuserve.com

Richard B. Sigal -- A recently retired professor of sociology who has been teaching in colleges for the past 37 years, Professor Sigal develops both sociological and psychological perspectives in the anti-hazing workshops and presentations he offers to colleges and high schools. He has participated in TV shows about hazing, has been cited in three of Hank Nuwer’s books, and has worked as an expert witness in hazing lawsuits. As a brother in a college fraternity, he knows hazing from the inside. He can be contacted by email at: rbsigal629@embarqmail.com or by phone at: 201-317-8164 or 252-457-0962.

Eileen Stevens -- After 20 years of dedicated speaking throughout the country, Eileen is now retired.  She began her speaking career in 1978 after her son, Chuck Stenzel, was killed in a hazing incident at Alfred University in New York.  She proposed and saw the passage of anti-hazing legislation in New York and has assisted many others in passing similar legislation in other states.  Much of her story is detailed in Nuwer's book Broken Pledges.  

Dave Westol -- Has completed eighteen years of service as Chief Executive Officer at Theta Chi and now works as a consultant while continuing to make presentations on campuses and for high schools, including "Hazing on Trial", which he has presented over 1,700 times. He can be reached at: David.Westol@gmail.com or phone: 317-250-3799

Dr. John A. Williams -- founder and Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Pan-Hellenic Issues. The Center is the outgrowth of his doctoral research on hazing and pledging in Black fraternities and sororities, and provides lectures, workshops, consultations, research development/analysis and seminars on hazing/pledging-related issues. He can be reached at:  jwilliams@cheyney.edu or suprex78@hotmail.com 
P.O. Box 363, Cheyney University, Cheyney, PA 19382. 
Phone: (610)-399-2386