Speaker
Biography:
Dr. Brian Chad Starks is a speaker, writer and critical criminologist. Born and raised in “The Metro” – Columbia, South Carolina, he attended Richland County public schools and graduated from Columbia High School. Dr. Starks attended Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where he played football and majored in Sociology. For more than twenty years, he has worked to build social justice and equity for individuals, organizations and communities. The former owner of B. Chad Bonding, Dr. Starks holds a Master's degree in Criminal Justice from the University of South Carolina and a doctorate in Criminology from the University of Delaware. Dr. Starks defended his dissertation, “A Bail of Two Cities: Examining the First Criminal Court Phase – Atlanta vs. Philadelphia,” in August 2012. In his dissertation, Dr. Starks examined the social organizational structure of the bail systems of Atlanta and Philadelphia. He has been on the faculty at Lynchburg College, Delaware State University, and Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Starks also serves as an Associate Director with the Delaware NASA Space Grant Consortium where he works to increase minority student representation. In 2014, Dr. Starks was awarded the Louis L. Redding Diversity Award from the University of Delaware. This award honors individuals who have implemented diversity programs that resulted in a significant change to the culture and climate of the university. In 2016, Dr. Starks received the NAACP Civil Rights award from the Lynchburg, Virginia Branch. He was also inducted into the 2016 Wofford College Athletics Hall of Fame. Dr. Starks is an active member of his community, serving on the Boards of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters and Beacon of Hope. He is a proud member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated. As CEO of BCS & Associates Consulting Firm, Dr. Starks travels around the country, speaking and teaching the truth about implicit bias, cultural competency, and structural inequality.
Recent Speaking and Training Engagements:
April 20, 2018
Panel
The 2018 Search for Black Wealth, African-American Leadership Conference
Sacramento, CA
April 18, 2018
Workshop
How to Create a Diverse and Inclusive Non-profit Organization
Lynchburg, Virginia
April 14, 2018
Workshop
RISE Program, College of Engineering, University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware
March 30, 2018
Talk
Implicit Bias: Disrupting Your Perceptual Lens
Greenville, South Carolina
March 15, 2018
Workshop
Be the Messenger: Diversity and Inclusion Workshop
Lynchburg, Virginia
February 27, 2018
Radio Interview
Diversity and Inclusion Workshops
WIQO Radio, Lynchburg, Virginia
February 23, 2018
Talk
Pick Up Some S.T.E.A.M and Get Excited About Space Grant
Wesley College, Dover, Delaware
11-14-17 The Rotary Club of Lynchburg, Virginia
10-10-17 City of Lynchburg Series of Trainings, Lynchburg, Virginia
9-14-17 National Council of Space Grant Directors’ Fall Meeting, Grand Forks, North Dakota
8-11-17 27th Annual Wisconsin Space Conference, La Crosse, Wisconsin
