Motivational speaker and former NFL player Joe Ehrmann to speak at Wakefield

Motivational speaker and former NFL player Joe Ehrmann will speak at Wakefield School on Monday, December 8, at 6:30 p.m.

Ehrmann, a former Baltimore Colt, is coming to Wakefield’s campus to give a keynote to the community on respect and positive mentoring. This event is open to the public.

He is also meeting with students in grades 8-12 earlier in the day.

Ehrmann, a minister and motivational speaker, has founded several organizations and initiatives that address societal issues like domestic violence, child advocacy, and more. He has recently been tapped by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to educate team owners and players on the issue of domestic violence.

Ehrmann also works with community organizations to promote growth, teamwork, effectiveness and individual responsibility.

He has co-founded with his wife a community-based organization called The Door, which addresses issues of poverty, systemic racism and social justice. They also founded Building Men and Women for Others, which addresses issues of masculinity and femininity, seeks to redefine and reframe the social responsibility of sports, coaches, parent and players, and addresses issues of violence and child advocacy.

Ehrmann played professional football for 13 years and was named Colts Man of the Year. Other awards and recognitions include winning the first Ed Block Courage Award; being named one of The 100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America by the Institute for International Sport; and being the subject of the New York Times Bestseller Season of Life by Jeffrey Marx. He has often been recognized for his revolutionary concepts of team-building, mentoring and coaching.

He has been selected by Baltimore Business Journal as the Renaissance Person of the Decade for his dedication and commitment to Baltimore City’s betterment; co-founded Baltimore’s Ronald McDonald House; won the National Fatherhood Initiative’s Man of the Year award for his work in improving the well being of children by helping fathers become more involved, responsible, and committed to their children; and been named Frederick Douglas National Man of the Year award for empowering youth to prevent rape and other forms of male violence.

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