Valda Ford
MPH, MS, RN, DTM, AS
NC, USKeynoter, Humanitarian, Podcaster, Women's Health expert AND she's FUNNY! Speaking to CEOs, tribal chiefs, Buddhist monks or non-profit teams, Valda finds the right message to move hearts and minds.
Valda Ford has worked in over 60 countries to create productive and harmonious workplaces, facilitate better health outcomes and enhance leadership skills. Valda is adept at finding the solution to problems that feel overwhelming. Whether it is teaching health care providers and patients to develop a language that each party understands, building strong teams or setting the tone for conferences with energetic and engaging keynotes, Valda brings her zest for life, decades of clinical experience and her "middle child" collaboration skills to the table. Her passion and purpose are to make lives better and to help organizations find the way to do it with their constituents.
Valda is the go-to keynote speaker for organizations like the American Heart Association and Healthy Start. Her personal experience with the death of a child to heart disease and less than stellar care and her desire to keep other mothers from experiencing the same loss moves her to develop novel and actionable programs to improve communication and health.
Sometimes you only have ONE time to get the message right. That is why Valda has focused her attention on critical agencies representing health care, caregivers, education and non-profits. She helps agencies accomplish their goals even when there are difficulties like financial constraints, language and literacy barriers and general apathy.
When called upon to help communities and police officers create cohesive partnerships Valda created a comprehensive program for law enforcement which included training for the command staff, the trainers and the officers. Her focus on cultural competency training has been used by multiple agencies from police to fire to 911 call centers. She has also trained police cadets.
Valda is a successful entrepreneur having opened four enterprises in the US and the Caribbean. Using her skills as a Registered Nurse and Public Health expert she built a thriving high tech home health and supplemental staffing agency in North Carolina employing 200 nurses and techs, developed the first cardiac, stroke and physical rehabilitation center in the Caribbean, created the Center for Human Diversity in Omaha, Nebraska and is a much sought after keynote speaker and workshop facilitator.
Valda has written book chapters for two medical textbooks, and is finishing her own book on her global experiences called Don't Touch the Monk and Other Stories of Global Faux Pas. Valda delivers monthly workshops on improving customer service and care for diverse clients, public speaking, and training of trainers.
Ford has a Master of Public Health in Health Policy Analysis and Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master of Nursing Administration from Creighton University, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Winston-Salem State University. Her career includes nearly a decade of service in Saudi Arabia and the United States Virgin Islands, and presentations on leadership, public health, and cultural competency in at least 25 US states, as well as in China, Columbia, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, England, Wales, Poland, Ghana, Saudi Arabia, the US Virgin Islands, Denmark, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Australia.
Once you have Valda on your stage there is only one more thing to do - have her come back!!!
Valda Ford has worked in over 60 countries to create productive and harmonious workplaces, facilitate better health outcomes and enhance leadership skills. Valda is adept at finding the solution to problems that feel overwhelming. Whether it is teaching health care providers and patients to develop a language that each party understands, building strong teams or setting the tone for conferences with energetic and engaging keynotes, Valda brings her zest for life, decades of clinical experience and her "middle child" collaboration skills to the table. Her passion and purpose are to make lives better and to help organizations find the way to do it with their constituents.
Valda is the go-to keynote speaker for organizations like the American Heart Association and Healthy Start. Her personal experience with the death of a child to heart disease and less than stellar care and her desire to keep other mothers from experiencing the same loss moves her to develop novel and actionable programs to improve communication and health.
Sometimes you only have ONE time to get the message right. That is why Valda has focused her attention on critical agencies representing health care, caregivers, education and non-profits. She helps agencies accomplish their goals even when there are difficulties like financial constraints, language and literacy barriers and general apathy.
When called upon to help communities and police officers create cohesive partnerships Valda created a comprehensive program for law enforcement which included training for the command staff, the trainers and the officers. Her focus on cultural competency training has been used by multiple agencies from police to fire to 911 call centers. She has also trained police cadets.
Valda is a successful entrepreneur having opened four enterprises in the US and the Caribbean. Using her skills as a Registered Nurse and Public Health expert she built a thriving high tech home health and supplemental staffing agency in North Carolina employing 200 nurses and techs, developed the first cardiac, stroke and physical rehabilitation center in the Caribbean, created the Center for Human Diversity in Omaha, Nebraska and is a much sought after keynote speaker and workshop facilitator.
Valda has written book chapters for two medical textbooks, and is finishing her own book on her global experiences called Don't Touch the Monk and Other Stories of Global Faux Pas. Valda delivers monthly workshops on improving customer service and care for diverse clients, public speaking, and training of trainers.
Ford has a Master of Public Health in Health Policy Analysis and Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master of Nursing Administration from Creighton University, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Winston-Salem State University. Her career includes nearly a decade of service in Saudi Arabia and the United States Virgin Islands, and presentations on leadership, public health, and cultural competency in at least 25 US states, as well as in China, Columbia, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, England, Wales, Poland, Ghana, Saudi Arabia, the US Virgin Islands, Denmark, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Australia.
Once you have Valda on your stage there is only one more thing to do - have her come back!!!
Law Enforcement and Cultural Competency
Poor relations between community members and law enforcement officers can lead to feelings of distrust, anger and fear. Today it is easy for citizens to think law enforcement agencies have unfair policies and for peace officers to feel unfairly blamed for social problems and underappreciated for the work they accomplish. There are four key aspects to this dilemma:
Poor relations between community members and law enforcement officers can lead to feelings of distrust, anger and fear....
Organizational Approaches to Cultural Competency for Leaders
The most important element of any strategy for diversity and cultural competency is to see executives and managers leading by example. Valda examines cultural competence from a larger systems perspective. She addresses, in great depth, the integration and application of concepts related to ethics and organizational culture and the skills needed to conduct daily business in a rapidly changing demographic environment.
The Paralysis of Political Correctness
Have you ever been afraid to speak for fear you will say the wrong thing? Worse yet have you been afraid that something you said may end your career? Why are we paralyzed by political correctness? What can we do to eliminate that fear? Valda's thought-provoking and to-the-point presentation identifies and defines the paralysis of political correctness and explores diverse strategies to eliminate or lessen the fear of the unknown that keep us from doing our best in culturally and...
Don't Touch the Monk and Other Stories of Global Faux Pas
Valda Boyd-Ford, a nationally and internationally renowned motivational speaker, has spent more than two decades developing programs and strategies to improve communication, eliminate racism and decrease disparities. She knows how easy it is to say and do the WRONG thing while trying to say and do the RIGHT thing! Working in over 50 countries she has made many mistakes, faux pas, gaffes - you name it. Some were funny and some were downright disastrous! Valda shares the wisdom of...
Living, Laughing, Loving: A Guide to Love and Life
Living, Laughing and Loving is a 40-minute journey into the soul of one of America's brightest new voices. It's a primer on using grace and humor to get you through it all, whatever and wherever your ALL may be. Valda Boyd Ford has presented and worked professionally in more than 12 countries and over 25 states as an author, nurse, educator, and acclaimed cultural competency and diversity expert. From the refugee camp to the board room - she makes the message relevant for...
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