Eric Makus
WA, USA
"Champion of Community" - Eric tells the truth, inspires and builds strength in Community.
Eric Makus is a demographics and information research expert who keynotes on Community relating to: - Immigration & Globalization - Cultural Diversity & Race Relations - Politics & Media An author and publisher of two reference directories, he is the visionary, pioneer and co-developer responsible for first publishing the World Book Encyclopedia, The World Almanac & Book of Facts, a U.S. Congressional Directory, U.S. Constitution, Federal Rules of Evidence and other complex reference content to the Palm OS, Microsoft Pocket PC, and Smartphone handheld computing platforms. Trained as an urban planner, Eric is a specialist in customizing demographic content to educate and entertain any audience. Eric also delivers tailored presentations on intellectual property and privacy protection. Eric's professional experience spans twenty years and includes entrepreneurial and executive positions in information research, consulting and publishing. He has brokered information to CNN, ABC News, NBC News & Newsweek Magazine. An engaging raconteur, Eric is a "Champion of Community." He holds a master's degree in planning from the University of Southern California, a bachelor's degree in political science from Whitman College, and a certificate in intellectual property management from the University of Washington. Eric speaks on the identity, importance, and value of community in our lives and in our world. He delivers substance and value that people can take away to solve problems, achieve goals and otherwise improve their lives. Eric's keen insight and high energy allows him to deliver meaningful demographic information in a dynamic and entertaining manner. As a former spokesman for TreePeople, a Los Angeles based environmental educational organization committed to neighborhood tree plantings and Citizen Forestry, and Rolling Readers, a children's literacy organization where volunteers read weekly to inner-city school children and provide quarterly book giveaways, Eric has experienced a strong connection to the value and power of building community. An aide to former U.S. Representative Thomas S. Foley (D-WA), Eric later sought the independent nomination for U.S. Representative in the 29th congressional district of California in 1992, personally gathering more than 4,000 registered voter signatures. He is a former speechwriter to the Provost of the University of Southern California. An accomplished oral historian, he has also traveled extensively throughout Vietnam.
Eric Makus is a demographics and information research expert who keynotes on Community relating to: - Immigration & Globalization - Cultural Diversity & Race Relations - Politics & Media An author and publisher of two reference directories, he is the visionary, pioneer and co-developer responsible for first publishing the World Book Encyclopedia, The World Almanac & Book of Facts, a U.S. Congressional Directory, U.S. Constitution, Federal Rules of Evidence and other complex reference content to the Palm OS, Microsoft Pocket PC, and Smartphone handheld computing platforms. Trained as an urban planner, Eric is a specialist in customizing demographic content to educate and entertain any audience. Eric also delivers tailored presentations on intellectual property and privacy protection. Eric's professional experience spans twenty years and includes entrepreneurial and executive positions in information research, consulting and publishing. He has brokered information to CNN, ABC News, NBC News & Newsweek Magazine. An engaging raconteur, Eric is a "Champion of Community." He holds a master's degree in planning from the University of Southern California, a bachelor's degree in political science from Whitman College, and a certificate in intellectual property management from the University of Washington. Eric speaks on the identity, importance, and value of community in our lives and in our world. He delivers substance and value that people can take away to solve problems, achieve goals and otherwise improve their lives. Eric's keen insight and high energy allows him to deliver meaningful demographic information in a dynamic and entertaining manner. As a former spokesman for TreePeople, a Los Angeles based environmental educational organization committed to neighborhood tree plantings and Citizen Forestry, and Rolling Readers, a children's literacy organization where volunteers read weekly to inner-city school children and provide quarterly book giveaways, Eric has experienced a strong connection to the value and power of building community. An aide to former U.S. Representative Thomas S. Foley (D-WA), Eric later sought the independent nomination for U.S. Representative in the 29th congressional district of California in 1992, personally gathering more than 4,000 registered voter signatures. He is a former speechwriter to the Provost of the University of Southern California. An accomplished oral historian, he has also traveled extensively throughout Vietnam.
2010