Fred Stawitz is President of StoryMakers, Inc. and a national award-winning educator and writer. He served as Training Manager for InterGen (a Shell/Bechtel joint energy venture) and developed a skills-based training program for the United Space Alliance Ascent Flight Design Group. He coauthored the award-winning book "Homeboy's Soul: Pride, Terror & Street Justice in America" with the former leader of a violent L.A. County street gang.He has appeared on CNN Headline News – Local Edition in Southern California and in a PBS local affiliate special in Pennsylvania. He has been the featured guest on several television news/talk shows, has been interviewed on nationally syndicated radio programs, and was quoted in a special Congressional Quarterly report.