Burgess, A. W.: - A.W. Burgess is a native of Baltimore, Maryland where he is a 1988 graduate of the elite private McDonogh School. He has attended Oklahoma State, Hampton, & Old Dominion Universities respectfully. With a promising future in collegiate and professional sports, and career opportunities on the horizon, he went to prison in his senior year of college as a result of domestic violence. After receiving a life-altering treatment in 1992, in the Central State Hospital, a penitentiary psychiatric hospital located in Petersburg, Virginia, he emerged from prison as a permanently disenfranchised convicted felon and a change agent charged to lovingly help domestic violence offenders, bullies & child abusers find the root cause of their violent behavior, so they do not harm others, the community they reside, their families and their very own legacy as he once did with his very own life. Today he is affectionately called The FAMILY MAN because he has been married for nearly three decades and is the loving father of 4 daughters, and several grandchildren. He is the Chief Executive Officer of the A.W. Burgess Companies which includes the A.W. Burgess Group, A.W. Burgess & Associates, and IMPACT Sales & Service Training. He is the current President of the Board and Executive Director of FAMILY MANKIND Inc. a Federally recognized 501-C3, Non-Profit Organization that advocates for victims and victimizers of domestic violence, child abuse, and bullying. Burgess is a successful businessman, cognitive behavior specialist, humanitarian, author, publisher, speaker, and friend. He is a healed, publicly admitted, domestic violence offender, abuser, & bully. He has used this platform not to call out or judge domestic violence offenders, child abusers, or bullies, but to lovingly call them in to receive the necessary mental health solutions. He works tirelessly with evangelical organizations, corporate, private, and government entities and agencies, along with domestic violence, child abuse, and bullying victims advocacy individuals and groups, to assist victims in reaching their corporate and personal initiatives. He is considered by many corporate and community leaders as a brother and sister's keeper who lovingly delivers peace throughout the world and an inspiration to humanity. His book, The Family Man: Solutions To Permanently Eradicate Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, and Bullying is available for sale on Amazon and any bookstore throughout the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Burgess can be reached for speaking engagements, college lectures, corporate training and workshops by email at awburgess@awburgess.com or by contacting his administrative assistant 704-287-0086.