Chic
Dambach
Keynote Speaker  International Platform Associations's
Top Rated Speaker! Renaissance Man of Remarkable Achievement Dynamic National Leader
His story is inspiring.
His message is compelling. | Chic Dambach delivers a custom made keynote address filled with inspiration and rock-solid information.
He builds on values gained as a Peace Corps Volunteer,
lessons learned as a champion athlete, and opportunities discovered
through national leadership and international peace-making.
He speaks with authority on leadership, quality,
commitment, and service. He will bring a special message with purpose
and value to your event.
What Others Say:
"I want to thank ... Chic
Dambach for his tireless efforts to build this organization into
the powerful force it has become."
Bill Clinton, President
"You
have worked wonders."
Sargent Shriver, First Director
Peace Corps "Your
presentation was awesome."
Elaine Chao, Former President,
United Way of America
"You
were at the top of our audience poll...You are an inspiration!"
Lu vie Owens, President
International Platform Association
"The
strong attendance, the engaging program-- especially
the high profile attention from the White House and the news media
--
are
all testimony to the dynamic leadership you've brought."
Mal Warwick, Chairman
Mal Warwick & Associates, Inc.
"I have rarely found an individual that combined so many of
the best traits of leadership."
Harry Blaney, President,
Coalition for American Leadership Abroad
“Chic is well
respected not only by the athletes in the sport of canoe and kayak,
but by the Olympic family in general."
Jerry Lace, Former Executive Director,
U. S. Cycling Federation.
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Career Highlights
Operation
Respect
President and CEO
National Peace Corps Association
President
and CEO
National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies
Founding Executive Director
Leadership and Service Coalition for American Leadership Abroad
Chairman of the Board International Development Conference
Vice President CARE
Board of Overseers National Peace Garden
Advisor Peace
Corps Volunteer
Olympic Sports
Olympic
Games
Official:
Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta
U. S. Olympic Canoe and Kayak Team
Board Chairman and CEO
National Gold Medal Competitor Pan American Canoe Racing Council
President | Speaker and Writer Chic
is a frequent convention and campus speaker, including US State Department
sponsored “National Town Meetings” as well as the International
Platform Association, International Development Conference, Society
for International Development, Peace Corps, National Council of International
Visitors, Congress of Student Government Associations, Close Up Foundation,
etc.
He has written 2 books on governance, and his essays,
articles and letters have appeared in Time, The New York Times,
Foreign Service Journal, Board Member, World View, Olympian and
the U. S. Olympic Committee's commemorative book, Seoul Calgary
1988.
Special
Achievements and Awards
Chic helped facilitate negotiations that ended the war
between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and he is engaged in peace-making
in the Congo. He was an official in the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympic
Games. He was a US Delegate to the 2000 World Food Summit in Rome.
He received the Global Coalition Peace Award from the International
Platform Association, and he is a “2004 Distinguished Alumni”
at Oklahoma State University. He has been featured in the alumni
magazines of both Oklahoma State and Wake Forest, as well as the
Christian Science Monitor and the German magazine Focus.
Personal
He has an MBA degree from Wake Forest University,
and a BA from Oklahoma State University.
He and his wife Kay live near Annapolis. Maryland with their two
children, Grant and Kai. His older son Alex lives in Newark, NJ.
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