2025 COCA National Conference

Booking Contact: Dave Kelly DaveKelly@GonzoSpeaks.com

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Dave's a professional student leadership expert, experienced campus, state, and international student leader and advisor, speaker, author (published 4 books), trainer, and coach/consultant. He focuses on student leadership development, running better campus organizations, and building awesome student governance associations and unions – Dave’s the collegiate SG expert! His presentations are high energy, interactive, fun, and content rich. He has spoken/trained more than 750 times on 400+ campuses. Dave created and coordinates APCA Serves, the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities’ community service initiative, has twice received APCA Campus Speaker of the Year honors (2019 and 2022) and also was 2023 Lecturer of the Year for the Canadian Organization of Campus Activities!Dave’s programs are perfect for keynotes, workshops, training sessions, and retreats. He is available 7 days per week, any time of day and presents in-person, virtually, and through on-demand video. A trained actor who has appeared in more than two dozen films and TV shows, he makes every presentation fun and engaging.