Mr. Parker is Executive Director of the Fredericksburg Regional Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington. He has also served as a consultant to the Norfolk Youth Council since 1999; an organization chartered by Norfolk City Council to provide policy direction on issues concerning youth. He was co-instructor for a graduate course titled "Leadership in Multicultural Urban Environments" in the College of Business and Public Administration at Old Dominion University.

An experienced keynote and motivational speaker, facilitator, trainer, presenter, and consultant, Mr. Parker has addressed, consulted, and motivated thousands of youths, parents, and professionals. Mr. Parker's expertise includes multicultural affairs, cultural diversity in the workplace, Affirmative Action, race and human relations, and team building. He has a Master of Arts degree in counseling education from James Madison University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Ferrum College.

Prior to his current position, Mr. Parker was Vice President and Dean of Multicultural Affairs at Mary Washington College, where he also served as Director of the Multicultural Center, Director of the pre-college Student Transition Program, and Director of Project SOAR, a high school partnership program with the Fairfax County Public School System. Mr. Parker served as the first chairperson of the President's Council on Community Values and Behavioral Expectations. Throughout his twenty-year career in higher education, he has launched multiple initiatives addressing the needs of underrepresented student populations.

PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE MEMBERSHIPS
Mr. Parker's membership in professional and service organizations has included the College Board National Advisory Council on College Entrance Services, the Board of Directors for Project Discovery, the Virginia Advisory Board to Better Information Workshops, the Board of Directors for the American Heart Association for the greater Fredericksburg area, president and Board of Directors for the Fredericksburg Area Community Relations Organization, a lifetime honorary membership in the Potomac and Chesapeake Association of College Admissions Counselors, an active membership in Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., president and founder of the Virginia Admissions Council on Black Concerns, Board of Directors for the Fredericksburg Nursing Home Community Advisory Board, the Steering Committee for the Fredericksburg Regional Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, volunteer basketball coach for the Spotsylvania Department of Parks and Recreation, founder and director of the annual and national Multi-Ethnic Perspectives Conference, and the Board of Directors for Employment Resources, Inc.

HONORS AND AWARDS
Mr. Parker has received several honors and awards for his leadership and contributions to youth and human rights. The Virginia/Washington D.C. Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., named him Omega Man of the Year in 1994. He was selected as Omega Man of the Year in 1993 by the Fredericksburg chapter. Also in 1993, former Governor L. Douglas Wilder and the Board of Directors of Virginia Heroes, Inc. honored Mr. Parker as a Virginia Hero. He received the Fitz Turner Award in 1992 for outstanding leadership and contributions that have enhanced respect for human and civil rights throughout the country. He was Member of the Year for the Virginia Admissions Council on Black Concerns, Inc. in 1996 and 1998.