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Lectures and Presentations​​

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  • Drowning – A Global View, Rip Current and Beach Safety Integrated Warning Team presentation, National Weather Service, Wilmington, Delaware (April 2022)
  • Calculating the Hazards Presented by Rip Currents, Carolinas Beach Hazard Workshop, National Weather Service (April 2021)
  • Water Safety Forum, The Point with Mindy Todd, WCAI,  NPR for the Cape, Coast and Islands (July 2019)
  • Rip Current Rescues and Drowning Deaths, Results of a 20-Year Study, United States Lifesaving Association Educational Conference, Delray Beach, Florida (November 2018)
  • Calculating the Hazard Presented by Rip Currents, World Conference on Drowning Prevention, Vancouver, Canada (October 2017)
  • The History of Beach Lifeguarding, World Conference on Drowning Prevention, Penang, Malaysia (October 2015)
  • Rip Current Prediction Modeling and Lifesaving, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Hazards Resilience Workshop, Suffolk, Virginia (April 2015)
  • Lifeguard Strategies for Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico (January 2015)
  • 50th Anniversary Retrospective, United States Lifesaving Association, Huntington Beach, California (April 2014)
  • Lifeguard Agency Certification, Massachusetts Recreation and Parks Association State Conference, Hyannis, Massachusetts (March 2013)
  • International Life Saving, Congreso Inernacional de Salvamento Acuatico, Isla de Margarita Venezuela (June 2012)
  • Lifeguard Standards Coalition, Royal Spanish Lifesaving Federation, Alicante, Spain (September 2011)
  • International Life Saving Strategies, National Drowning Prevention Alliance, Orange County, California (March 2008)
  • American Lifesaving, International Life Saving Conference, Geelong, Australia (February 2006)
  • Congreso Inernacional de Salvamento Acuatico, YMCA of Caracas, Vargas State, Venezuela (October 2004)
  • International Scientific Conference, Voluntary Water Rescue Service In Uniting Europe, Polish Lifesaving Federation, Sondomierz, Poland (October 2004)
  • Congressi Internazionali (Co-Chair, Modern Techniques of Water Accident Prevention and Rescue; Presenter, Specialized Rescue Equipment: Jet Ski), Viareggio, Italy (September 2004)
  • International Lifesaving Symposium, Duetsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft (German Lifesaving Federation), Bad Nenndorf, Germany (October 2003)
  • Reducing Childhood Drowning through Timely and Effective Rescue, Water Safety and the Prevention of Childhood Unintentional Drowning Injuries, Hellenic Society for Social Pediatrics and Health Promotion, Athens, Greece (May 2003)
  • Shark Attacks – A Lifeguard’s View, A Sea Grant and University of Florida conference (June 2002)
  • Sharks and the Media – Chair of a Panel Discussion, United States Lifesaving Association Educational Conference, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (November 2001)
  • After Hours Response Teams – Member of a Discussion Panel, United States Lifesaving Association Educational Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (May 2001)
  • International Conference on Safety in Transportation, Telese Terme, Italy (February 2001)
  • Congress on Water Safety: Santander, Spain (December 1999)
  • Monterey County Beach Safety Forum (keynote speaker): Monterey, California (October 1999)
  • Project Wipeout: Orange County, California (June 1999)
  • California Parks Conference: San Mateo, California (March 1999)
  • National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, San Diego (September 1998)
  • Congreso Internacional de Salvamento Acuatico II: Mar del Plata, Argentina (October 1997)
  • Master of Ceremonies, International Boating and Water Safety Summit (April 1997)
  • Congreso Internacional de Salvamento Acuatico: Buenos Aires, Argentina (October 1996)
  • World Congress for Safety of Life at Sea: Genoa, Italy (April 1996)
  • Signs of the Times, A Beach Signage Workshop: Honolulu, Hawaii (April 1995)
  • Symposium on Beach Lifeguarding, Royal Life Saving Society: London, England (March 1994)
  • National Recreation & Park Assn, National Pool & Aquatic Conference: Mesa, Arizona (February 1994)
  • National Recreation & Park Assn, Congress for Recreation & Parks: San Jose, California (October 1993)