Public Speaking

Roy is an eloquent advocate for for health and physical fitness. He is active in several programs with schools and local businesses promoting health through exercise and good nutrition. Besides running in many events, he is asked to speak at them as well. Roy has given presentations in schools, for running organizations, and health conferences.

He also writes a column for a local newspaper and a newsletter, and contributes frequently to various other publications, including Marathon And Beyond and UltraRunning Magazine.

Public Speaking - History

Education

Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI “Weight Loss and Management with Proper Diet and Exercise”
Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN “Creating and Continuing an Active Lifestyle”
Lakeland College, Sheboygan, WI “Sports Psychology—Running On My Mind”
University of Wisconsin—Sheboygan, WI “The Importance of Exercise and Diet”
Neuwoehner Special Education School District, St. Louis, MO “The Making of a Champion”
Sheboygan North High School, “Perspective on Performance Enhancement Drugs”
Sheboygan Falls High School, Sheboygan Falls, WI “An Athlete’s Nutrition”
Sheboygan South High School Faculty Meeting, “My Physical Education”
Kohler Schools, Kohler, WI “Fitness Every Day”
Urban Middle School, Sheboygan, WI “Doing What It Takes”
Horace Mann Middle School, Sheboygan, WI “Motivation and Goal Setting”, “A View of Greek Mythology and Sport”, and “Fitting Fitness in Each Day”
Jackson, James Madison, Longfellow, Pigeon River, and Sheridan Elementary Schools, Sheboygan, WI “Diet, Exercise, and Goal Setting”

Running Events And Organizations

All Nations Running Clinic, Oneida Indian Reservation, Oneida, WI with Native American Champions Billy Mills (10,000 meter Olympic Gold Medallist, 1964, Tokyo, Japan) and Patti Lyons Cattalano (former Marathon World Record Holder), “Life Is Like A Race”
Dick Ponds Athletics, Barrington, IL, Cross-country seminar for Illinois’ team captains, “A Gathering of Leaders” with Coach Al Carius of North Central College, Naperville
Keynote speaker at: Sunmart Texas Trail Endurance Runs Banquet, Houston, TX; Ice Age Trail 50-Mile Run Pasta Banquet, La Grange, WI; Starved Rock Runners Ltd. Annual Awards Banquet, Ottawa, IL
Clinician: Door County’s Gibraltar HS, Fish Creek, WI, Newport State Park; Wisconsin Track Coaches Clinic, Milwaukee, WI; Road Runners Club of America state and national conventions; Chicago Area Running Association, Chicago, IL; Sports Core, Kohler, WI; Sheboygan YMCA
Wisconsin cross-country sectional awards presentation, Sheboygan Lutheran HS, “CC, A Great Sport”
Boys and Girls Club, Olympic Torch Relay, Sheboygan to Howards Grove, WI and Statewide Sports Day at Howards Grove
Running Clubs: Badgerland Striders, Milwaukee; Pace Setters, Appleton; Fond du Lac Running Club; Kenosha Running Club; Racine Area Running Club; Sheboygan’s Shoreline Striders; Kenosha Triathlon Club
Sheboygan YMCA programs: Healthy Kids Day; YMCA Triathlon Training; North HS Basketball Coach Tom Desotell’s Fitness Classes; Children’s Self-Esteem Program; Y’s Men’s Club
Kohler’s Sports Core Get S.E.T. Program (Supervised Exercise Training)
New Holstein 24-hour Relay, New Holstein, WI
James Madison Elementary School Triathlon
Froedert Hospital and Badgerland Striders Adult Beginners Running Program
Fox Trot Trail Run for Kids, De Pere, WI, “Finding Your Focus”

Corporate

Royal Bank of Canada, Dain Rauscher, Financial Investors Group, Mequon, WI, “In It For The Long Run”
Directions in Health, National Conference, Maude Cobb Conference Center, Longview, TX, “Supplementing My Performance”
International Omega-3 Conference, Rosemont Convention Center, Chicago, IL, “Taking Charge of Your Health”
Camcar TEXTRON, Rockford, IL, “Running Around the World”
Miller Brewing Company, Corporate Headquarters Fitness Awards Dinner, Milwaukee, WI, “Finding the Champion Within”
Goodwill Industries, Corporate Leadership Training, Milwaukee, WI, “Setting and Achieving Goals”
Kohler Company, Kohler, WI, Goal setting sessions for new sales associates
Member of Speakers Bureau, The American Club, Kohler, WI, Wisconsin’s only “Five Diamond hotel
Wigwam Mills, Inc. news conference at Le Meridien Hotel Health Center, New York City, introduced ULTIMAX socks with a patented moisture control technology to the media, a sock I helped develop as a design consultant
Wigwam Mills, Inc. annual sales meeting, Chicago, IL, introduced ULTIMAX to manufacturers representatives
Natural Ovens of Manitowoc (WI), annual sales meetings, employee appreciation day, Peak Performance Programs, and teacher nutrition sessions
Valley View Medical Center’s Health and Fitness Program, Plymouth, WI, “Getting Started, One Step At A Time”

Civic And Service Organizations

People to People, annual dinner meeting, Sheboygan, WI, “Running Through Greece”
After Five Club & Christian Women’s Club, Sports Night, Sheboygan, WI, co-keynote speaker with former NFL player, John Campbell, “A Runner’s Life”
Lions Club Sports Night, Fredonia, WI, “Getting There on Foot”
Optimist, Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions Clubs of Sheboygan, WI, “A Runner’s Tale”
Early Bird Rotary, Mequon, WI, “Making and Breaking Goals”
Boys and Girls Clubs of Sheboygan County, keynote speaker, Blackwolf Run, Kohler, WI, “Running Towards Good Choices”
E.L.F. (Eat Right, Live Right, Feel Right) Programs, Milwaukee, WI, “Eating on the Run”

Charitable Organizations

Sheboygan United Way kickoff breakfast, keynote address
Sheboygan Mental Health Association annual dinner, keynote address
American Cancer Society kickoff breakfast, awards dinner, and Road America Run/Walk emcee, Sheboygan, WI
American Diabetes Association Marathon Team Training Program, Wauwatosa, WI

Religious Organizations

Grace Congregational Church Men’s Club breakfast, Two Rivers, WI, “Running With God”
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Father Son Breakfast, New Holstein, WI, “F.O.C.U.S.”
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