Duane de Four, M.A. is an educator, writer and activist specializing in:
- Gender violence prevention education
- Sexual health education
- Exploring & redefining masculinity
- Outreach to boys and men
- Diversity education
In his fourteen-plus years as an educator, he has facilitated hundreds of trainings — for both mixed gender and single gender groups of men and boys — reaching thousands of:
- Youth in detention centers
- Middle and high school students
- Men enrolled in batterer intervention programs
- College/University students, student-athletes, coaches, staff, fraternity & sorority groups
- Professional athletes, coaches and/or staff with the NFL, NBA and NASCAR
- Service men and women in the U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force
For almost ten years, Duane has worked with the groundbreaking Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program, founded by Jackson Katz, to facilitate gender violence prevention trainings across the country and he is currently serving as an adjunct professor at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.
In addition to his work as an educator, writer and activist, Duane also provides marketing consultation for non-profits looking to start, improve, or enhance their marketing and outreach initiatives. His particular specialties in this arena include:
- Planning and management of social marketing campaigns
- Combining online and in-person outreach initiatives
- Using social networking services for marketing purposes
Non-profit agencies that he has worked with in the past include: Sport in Society’s MVP Program, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay (BBBSMB), and the Crispus Attucks Children’s Center (CACC).
To learn about the educational, technical support and/or marketing services that Duane can provide your organization, please visit the Education or Marketing Services pages. To read a full bio, visit the Biography page. If you’d like to contact Duane directly, please visit the Contact page to send him a message.
