This week we are speaking with Dominique Waltower, motivational speaker and Violence Prevention Advocate. Dom will share his personal story of perpetration of domestic violence as well as his rich history of his work with other men to end their domestic violence.

My name is Dominique Waltower, I am a motivational speaker and Violence Prevention Advocate. I have been speaking/training publicly for over 9 years and I specialize in

presenting in an engaging and thought-provoking manner. I have trained on a variety of topics including Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment, Domestic Abuse, Child Abuse,

Anger Management, Stress Management, The Process of Change, Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation for Change and De-escalation.

I have worked in multiple areas of Human Service Field for over 25 years. I have experience in Child Welfare, Probation, Drug Treatment, Dropout Prevention, Continuing Education and Domestic Violence/ Sexual Assault. I hold a bachelor’s

degree in Sociology/Psychology from CSU Bakersfield.

I am currently a contracted speaker/facilitator with Camp Pendelton Marine Base, UC Davis Continuing Education and A Call to Men.

I have spoken at several conferences and trainings on this and other topics. Please have a look at some of my past events:

1. 2015, 2016,2107, 2018, 2019 San Diego County DV Essentials Training

2. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, CRC 40 Hr. DV Training, Encinitas Ca.

3. 2017, 2019 Keynote Speaker, US Marines MCAS Miramar San Diego Ca.

4. 2018, Keynote Speaker, Indigenous Stop Domestic

Violence Conference, Brisbane, Australia

5. 2018, Keynote Speaker, DV/ SH 32nd Street Naval Base, San Diego Ca.

6. 2018, Keynote Speaker, Southern Indian Health Council, Barona Ca.

7. 2019, DV/SA/SH Training US Marines Camp Pendleton, San Diego, Ca.

8. 2019 Workshop Presenter, Shifting the Lens Conference Los Angeles

9. 2019, Fort Hood Military Police Brigade, Killeen Texas

10. 2019, Keynote Speaker, US Air Force Presenter Scotts Air Force Base,

11. 2019, Trainer, Option House 40 HR DV Training

12. 2019, DV Training, Center Against Sexual Assault of Southwest Riverside County

13. 2020, Keynote Speaker, New Jersey Judicial Council, New Jersey

14. 2020, Shifting the Lens Conference, Keynote Speaker, Virtual

15. 2020, DV/ SH Training Army Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Seattle, WA.

16. 2021, Keynote Speaker, California Partnership to End Domestic Violence Annual Conference, Los Angeles, Ca.

17. 2022, Keynote, National Council OF Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Reno NV

18. 2023, Consultant, Gila River Indian Community, Phoenix Arizona

19. 2023, Keynote Speaker, MCAS Miramar, San Diego Ca.

20. 2023, Keynote Speaker, Fresno State Football, Fresno Ca.

21. 2024, IVAT workshop presenter, San Diego Ca.

22. 2024, Keynote Speaker, Fresno State Football, Fresno Ca,

23. 2024, keynote Speaker, Oregon Judicial Conference, Sunriver Oregon

Mentioned during the interview:
Dominique Waltower website: https://www.dwaltower.com/

Will2Change: https://www.will2change.org/