Demitri Kornegay The words you say should go through three gates first- Are the words true? Are the words kind? Are the words necessary? Company: Nero's Enterprises, Inc. Location: Springdale, Maryland Website: www.demitrikornegay.com

Biography:
Demitri Conte Kornegay is currently a lieutenant and a 25 year veteran with the Montgomery County Police Department in Montgomery County, Maryland.

His previous book, Dear Rhonda - Life Lessons From A Father to His Daughter, containing fatherly guidance in the form of letters to all those young women searching for a replacement for their missing fathers in all the wrong places, was so well received he was invited to appear on such television and radio broadcasts as "Good Morning America, The View, The Bev Smith Show, Fox Morning News, The Bernie McCain Show, The Donnie Simpson Show, and The Tavis Smiley Show."

His latest book, Man Up! – No Excuses, Do the Work, reaches out to the young man that feel left out, extends a counseling pathway to fathers in search of an opening to their sons and reassures those adolescents that believe they’ve been forgotten, God has a plan for them and they count too.

He has conducted workshops at Fatherhood Conferences on the importance of fatherhood; forums at the African American Male Empowerment Summit about stepping up to manhood, African American Women On Tour regarding father-daughter relationships, and Blacks In Government (BIG) on preparing the family for life in the 21st Century. He has been a Visiting Scholar at Hampton University, in Hampton Virginia, Clark Atlanta University, in Atlanta, Georgia and Washington College in Maryland.

This native Washingtonian was an All-American football player in high school, attended the University of Richmond, Virginia, on a football scholarship and graduated with majors in Speech Communications, Theater Arts, and a minor in Sociology. While in Richmond, he tutored juvenile offenders at the Virginia Penitentiary. Currently, he is a graduate student majoring in Counseling Psychology at Bowie State University, one of the leading educational institutions for that field.

Demitri has also volunteered his time and services to the Washington Urban League as a tutor at Whittier Elementary school in their "Operation Rescue" program and is currently a lunchtime mentor in the Public School system. He is currently a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.

As a Deacon at Galilee Baptist Church in Suitland, Maryland, in 1992, he developed an award-winning 12-week, Rites of Passage program for young men called "Men Under Construction." The program, which has been running for 15 years, teaches table manners, public speaking, decision making, setting a personal budget, selecting a career, choosing the "right" woman and much more, to young men aged 14 and above. Demitri’s passion has launched discussions to start these classes in Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Houston.

Demitri is the recipient of the J. Franklin Bourne Association's prestigious, "Award for Community Service," and has recently been nominated by his Pastors as the “Religious Leader of the Year for Gamma Pi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi. His is a gifted motivational speaker, and is well known for his thought provoking, energetic workshops and speeches delivered throughout the country.

In Brandywine, Maryland, he's known as "Coach Deacon" at Gwynn Park Senior High School. He coaches the running backs there. Demitri is married to the former Angela Nichols of Baltimore, Maryland, has one daughter, 25 year old Rhonda Michelle, and about 700 sons.

Availability:
Available to discuss the importance of fatherhood, preparing yourself to take on a challenge, elevating your family, the importance of knowing your history, and/or coaching your son to manhood.