Wesley T. Bishop, Esq. The Message Designed with your Future in Mind Company: WesleyBishop.com Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Website: www.wesleybishop.com

Biography:
Chosen by Ebony magazine as one of the Top 30 Young Leaders in the nation. Wesley T. Bishop is a dynamic, one-of-a-kind speaker who has been blessed to share his powerful vision of faith, personal empowerment and academic excellence with audiences throughout this nation. Described by his listeners as captivating, charismatic and conscientious, he is currently working on his first book entitled Come Out Swinging: A Blueprint for Becoming your Best. Based on the wit and wisdom gained from his family, faith, friends and foes, it promises to be an extra-special experience for young and old alike.

Wesley has the uncanny ability to empower his audiences to move past their problems and to reach toward their possibilities. A native of the lower ninth ward in New Orleans, he currently serves as Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO), his alma mater. In this capacity, he is the youngest senior level administrator and Chancellor’s cabinet member in the history of the university. An advocate for Historically Black Colleges/Universities and a tenured professor of Criminal Justice, he quickly rose through the ranks to become the youngest Program Director, Department Chair and Graduate School Dean in the institutions’ history. At age 29, Wesley served on the Board of Directors for the New Orleans International Airport - making him the youngest airport commissioner in the country.

Wesley is also a practicing attorney and President/CEO of wesleybishop.com. He also serves Of Counsel at Spears & Spears Law Firm. In 2008, Wesley was re-elected to represent House District 101 on the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee and currently serves as 3rd Vice Chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party. In addition, he served as a delegate at the 2008 Democratic National Convention representing then U.S. Sen. and now President Barack Obama. The recipient of numerous awards, he received the Outstanding Alumnus Award from Southern University at New Orleans, the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Mississippi and the Leader for Life Award from Loyola University of Louisiana. He was also chosen by National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) for lifetime achievements honoring SUNO and was profiled by Ohio State University College of Law (www.moritzlaw.osu.edu/alumni/newsletter/2007/december/bishop.html).

Atty. Bishop holds a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Southern University at New Orleans, where he served as Student Body President. Admitted to the University of Mississippi Graduate School conditionally, he finished first in his class with a Masters in Public Administration. Additionally, he received a Juris Doctorate from Ohio State University. He has been featured in Ebony magazine, Black America Facing the Millennium, Dimensions Newsmagazine and has been the subject of numerous profiles in the New Orleans Times Picayune, New Orleans Tribune, WDSU–TV (NBC Affiliate), WWL-TV (CBS Affiliate) and many other radio and talk shows. A husband, lawyer, college administrator, professor, businessman and award winning speaker, Wesley provides an experience you can’t afford to miss.

Regardless of your position in life -- whether you lead the best of us or work for the rest of us; whether you are a businessperson trying to make a profit, a student trying to make the grade, a parent trying to make ends meet, an activist trying to make a difference, a teacher trying to make a point or anybody anywhere just trying to make it through the day – Wesley T. Bishop has a message designed with your future in mind that you can’t afford to miss!

Sample Keynote/Seminar Presentations:
• It’s Time to Come Out Swinging / Winning In the Land of the Giants
• College Can Be Elementary / Conquering the Graduate School Mountain
• The Battle to Reclaim Black Men / Retaining Minority Students at Majority Colleges
• The Recipe for Repairing the Breach/ The Blessing Behind Closed Doors
• Using What You’ve Got In Your Hand / Getting the Most Out Of Your Students Everytime
• Excellence…without Excuse / What Happens When the Facts Meet Your Faith

Availability:
Available to provide keynote speeches and consultation on education, career development, diversity, leadership and motivation at conferences and other engagements. Target market includes colleges/universities, associations, corporations, churches/faith-based organizations, youth groups, non-profit organizations, etc.