Expert Areas: Speaks to teenagers and young adults at various functions about Character Development, Consequences of Decision Making, Achieving Your Goals, Becoming Leaders, and Improving Self-Esteem.
Description: Retired Military, High School Graduation and Assemblies, Colleges, Youth Rallies, Youth Retreat Programs, and Youth Conference Speaker; Workshop Leader; Spoken to 5000 youth over 18 years, Dedicated to Producing Young Leaders in Society.
Biography: Mr. Darrell Williams is a Lead Technical Trainer for the White House Communications Agency Training Division. He is also a Youth Development veteran with over 18 years of experience and previously served as a Youth Director in Northern Virginia, Seoul, Korea, Fort Meade, and Annapolis, Maryland. He is a frequent youth conference speaker and is best known for delivering his signature program, “Unlock the Doors that Lead to a Better Life”.
Furthermore, he served his country for 20 years in the United States Army and some of his assignments included Germany, the Pentagon, and Korea. He was also assigned to the White House Communications Agency where he supported Presidents Bush and Clinton as an Operations Coordinator and Vice Presidents Gore and Cheney as a Communications Officer. He led several worldwide Presidential missions which included a rapid response to examine Hurricane Andrew Damage, the 50th Anniversary of D-Day, and the G-7 Economic Summit just to name a few. His ability to motivate others and lead high performing teams was always evident on over 300 White House trips and 1000 days of temporary duty.
He earned several distinguished honors through military competition boards such as Soldier of the Quarter and Soldier of the Region. He was also commended for his selection as a finalist in a Soldier of the Year Competition. During three separate years, he was selected as the Unit Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and he is part of Agency history as a member of the 1993 White House Communications All-Star Team. Additionally, he is a recipient of the White House Communications Agency, Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Award. Some of his military decorations include the Air Assault Badge, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Achievement Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal, and the Presidential Service Badge. Following the tragedies of September 11, 2001, he was selected as 1 of only 5 individuals to provide emergency communications for the Vice President of the United States.
Mr. Williams is the co-founder and network coordinator for Alliance Seminars and the Alliance Youth Network, which consists of over 200 youth workers who are dedicated to helping teenagers “Unlock the Doors that Lead to a Better Life”. His goal is to excite students about their unlimited potential. He is also one of the Advisory Council Members for the National Network of Urban Youth Workers and the Urban Youth Workers Institute. He has received the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, American Legion, and Lacey B. Ivory Community Service Award for his dedicated work with youth. Mr. Williams attended National Louis University where he majored in Business Management.