Gary Thompson

Position: Sergeant First Class
Organization: Joint Force Counterdrug Program

Biography

Husband, Father of six, Ordained Minister, 26 Years Army National Guard, 18 years member of the Joint Military Task Forces Counterdrug Civil Operations Program. Currently embedded at Recovery Resource Council Educational Dept Ft Worth (2007-present). Two deployments: 2006 (OEF-Kosovo) and 2011(Operations New Dawn- Iraq). Popular speaker during Red Ribbon Month and many Drug Awareness Programs in and around the metro-plex. Have addressed over 250,000 youth in over 10 ISD over the past 18 years. Geico Runner Up- National Soldier of the Year, First Rate Extra Mile Awards Recepient, Bronze Star Recipient, Meritorious Awards Recipient for Service during overseas deployment as well as many other military awards.

Speech Titles

. Everything you need to know about Success is found Over the Rainbow . How to live a Stress Free Life . LIFE SKILLS . True- Colors of Temperment

Speech Description

. From the popular motion picture "Over the Rainbow" Seven key principles are extracted and presented to the audience in an interactive and entertaining format. Great for every age group. . Stress is a part of everyones life costing businesses and employees millions of dollars in loss wages and productive. A simple approach is taken to help audience go embrace various methods to release stress and fatigue. . Life Skills overviews the popular Life Skill curriculum covering Communications, Social Skills, Making Decisions, Self Image etc. . True-Colors is a workshop that helps the participant learn the reason why we do what we do. It's fun, informative and entertaining.

References

Timberview High School,Legacy High School,Martin High School, Arlington High School, Lamar High School, Sam Houston High School, Keller High,Arligton Boys and Girls Club are a few of the schoos and organizations that I am invited to annually to address their students and youth.

Minimum Speaking Time: 30 minutes
Maximum Speaking Time: 2.5 hours