Conversations that move people.
Rhonda M. Roorda brings lived experience, scholarship, leadership perspective and more than 30 years of professional insight to conversations about identity, belonging, leadership, adoption, race, culture and the work of building more thoughtful organizations and communities.
A speaker for the conversations that matter.
Rhonda doesn't simply deliver a presentation. She creates space for people to think differently, listen more deeply, and engage the questions that often sit beneath the surface. Her work connects personal story with professional insight, giving audiences language and perspective they can carry into their organizations, communities and relationships.
More than a keynote.
Rhonda's speaking work can be shaped around your audience, goals, setting and the conversation you want to create.
Keynotes
Thought-provoking keynote experiences that connect story, leadership, identity and the human questions behind organizational and cultural change.
Moderated Conversations
Guided conversations designed to help audiences engage complex subjects with greater curiosity, honesty and depth.
Panels & Workshops
Interactive experiences for conferences, universities, organizations, faith communities and professional leadership gatherings.
Ideas that invite deeper thinking.
Rhonda's speaking topics can be customized for your audience, organization and goals. Each conversation can stand alone or be shaped around the needs of your event.
Beyond Belonging
Identity, Race & the Search for Home
Exploring how identity, race, family and lived experience shape the way we understand who we are and where we belong.
Torn from the Root
Identity, Adoption & the Courage to Reclaim Your Story
A deeply personal conversation about race, adoption, identity, family and the lifelong search for belonging.
The Conversations That Change Us
Listening Across Difference
What becomes possible when we move beyond comfortable conversations and learn to listen with greater honesty, curiosity and courage?
Leading Through Difference
Communication, Culture & Human Connection
Insight into how leaders can navigate difference, build trust and create more thoughtful organizational cultures.
When Family and Identity Collide
Race, Adoption & the Meaning of Family
An honest exploration of transracial adoption, family, identity and the complexities that emerge when love exists alongside profound differences in race and culture.
From Lived Experience to Leadership
Storytelling, Voice & Authentic Leadership
How personal experience, professional expertise and the willingness to speak honestly can become a foundation for leadership and meaningful change.
Conversations for every audience.
Rhonda's work reaches across sectors and generations, bringing together lived experience, professional leadership, communication and decades of engagement with adoption, race, identity and belonging.
From lived experience to national conversation.
For more than 30 years, Rhonda has engaged with adoptees, adoptive families, social workers, adoption professionals, nonprofit leaders, educators, community organizations and national adoption networks. Her work has also reached national media and Hollywood, bringing conversations about race, identity, family and belonging to broader audiences.
Let's Create Something Worth Remembering.
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