Dr. Semendinger is widely known for his motivational presentations and engaging book talks. He appears at conferences and in small venues across the country.
Please scroll down to see Dr. Semendinger’s upcoming (and past) public appearances and presentations.
MOST RECENT AND UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
March 13, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will be a guest on the Baseball and BBQ podcast discussing From Compton to the Bronx.
March 27, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will deliver his workshop “The Art of Leading is… Your Heart” at the New England League of Middle Schools Annual Conference in Springfield, Massachusetts.
March 28, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will attend (virtually) a meeting of the NW Ohio SABR committee and the Sanger Library baseball book club, Toledo, Ohio, to discuss his writings including his new book written with Roy White, From Compton to the Bronx.
March 29, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will visit a NJ elementary school to talk about his Principal Sam books with the students.
March 29, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will deliver a book talk at the River Vale, NJ Public Library
April 9, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will be officiating the church service (and delivering the sermon) at United Methodist Church in Hawthorne, NJ.
April 12, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger and Roy White will be at Bookends in Ridgewood, NJ.
April 17, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will deliver a book talk at the Montvale, NJ Public Library.
April 22, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger and Roy White will be at a private event at Yankee Stadium.
April 23, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will be officiating the church service (and delivering the sermon) at Grace United Methodist Church in Wyckoff, NJ.
May 1, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will be attending (virtually) a meeting of the Elysian Fields (New Jersey) Chapter of SABR to discuss his writings including his new book written with Roy White, From Compton to the Bronx.
May 4, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will deliver a book talk at the Allendale, NJ Public Library
May 10, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will deliver a book talk at the Glen Rock, NJ Public Library
May 11, 2022 – Dr. Semendinger and Roy White will be at the Cosmos Club in Fair Lawn, NJ. (Note – this is not a free event. Details coming…)
May 17, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will deliver a book talk (via Zoom) for the Fair Lawn, NJ Public Library
June 2, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will be a moderator at the Cooperstown Baseball Symposium
June 10, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will be present at the Passaic County Book Festival where he’ll meet readers and also conduct a book talk for all in attendance.
June 15, 2023 – “BOOK LAUNCH” EVENT! Dr. Semendinger and Roy White will be at the Wyckoff, NJ Public Library. 7:00 p.m. Dr. Semendinger and Roy White will discuss Roy’s playing career with the Yankees, his experiences playing baseball in Japan, and so much more. This is a FREE event!
August 2, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will participate in a private event/book talk in Farmingdale, NJ
September 7, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will deliver a book talk at the Hillsdale, NJ Public Library
September 12, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will conduct a book talk at the Ramsey Leisure Club.
September 21, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will deliver a book talk at the Demarest, NJ Public Library
March 9, 2024 – Dr. Semendinger will be talking at the United Methodist Church in Hackettstown, New Jersey discussing his book The Least Among Them, faith and more.
More to come!!!
Regular Appearances:
- Dr. Sem’s Saturday Yankees Show – Dr. Semendinger delivers a 30-minute program focused primarily on the New York Yankees on the North East Streaming Sports Network each Saturday morning at 7:00 a.m.
- The Bronx Beat Podcast – Dr. Semendinger is a regular guest on the popular Bronx Beat Podcast.
- The Mac and Jack Show – Dr. Semendinger is a Saturday Co-Host for the Mac and Jack Sports Debate Show which appears each Saturday Morning from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on the North East Streaming Sports Network.
- The Start Spreading the News Show – Dr. Semendinger co-hosts this weekly program that appears on the North East Streaming Sports Network each Monday night at 9:00 p.m.
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RECENT PAST PRESENTATIONS & APPEARANCES:
March 5, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger visited Lincoln Elementary School in Hasbrouck Heights to talk about his Principal Sam books with the students.
March 1, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger delivered a book talk on The Least Among Them at the Rutherford, NJ Public Library.
February 1, 2023 –Dr. Semendinger attended (virtually) a meeting of the Baltimore Chapter of SABR to discuss his writings including his new book written with Roy White, From Compton to the Bronx.
January 26, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger will attend (virtually) a meeting of the Central Illinois Chapter of SABR to discuss his writings including his new book written with Roy White, From Compton to the Bronx.
January 21, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger attended (virtually) a meeting of the South Florida Chapter of SABR to discuss his writings including his new book written with Roy White, From Compton to the Bronx.
January 11, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger was a guest on the Jays From Home podcast discussing From Compton to the Bronx.
January 3, 2023 – Dr. Semendinger attended (virtually) a meeting of the Vermont and Maine Chapters of SABR to discuss his new book written with Roy White, From Compton to the Bronx.
December 11, 2022 – Dr. Semendinger officiated the church service (and delivered the sermon) at Grace United Methodist Church in Wyckoff, NJ.
November 17, 2022 – Dr. Semendinger moderated the special program “An Evening With Roy White” hosted by The Madison Institute and the Roy White Foundation on the campus of Ramapo College in Mahwah, New Jersey.
November 6, 2022 – Dr. Semendinger helped officiate the Worship Service at the start of the New York City Marathon
October 30, 2022 – Dr. Semendinger was the guest preacher at Grace United Methodist Church in Wyckoff, NJ
September 12, 2022 – Dr. Semendinger was the featured speaker and delivered a book and author talk focused on The Least Among Them at the Mahwah (NJ) Public Library.
July 23, 2022 – Dr. Semendinger was the featured speaker and delivered a book and author talk focused on The Least Among Them at the Babe Ruth Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
July 20, 2022 – Dr. Semendinger was the featured speaker and delivered a book and author talk focused on The Least Among Them at the Passaic County Arts center in Hawthorne, New Jersey.
June 4, 2022 – Dr. Semendinger was a featured author at the Passaic County Book Festival.
April 27, 2022 – Dr. Semendinger was the featured speaker and delivered a book and author talk focused on The Least Among Them at the Public Library in Wyckoff, NJ
April 20, 2022 – Dr. Semendinger was the featured speaker and delivered a book and author talk focused on The Least Among Them at the Public Library in Glen Rock, NJ
April 19, 2022 – Dr. Semendinger was the featured speaker and delivered a book and author talk focused on The Least Among Them at the Public Library in Ramsey, NJ
March 24, 2022 – Dr. Semendinger was the featured speaker and delivered a book and author talk focused on The Least Among Them at the Bolger Heritage Center in Ridgewood, NJ
February 27, 2022 – Dr. Semendinger delivered the sermon at Grace United Methodist Church (Wyckoff, NJ).
February 26, 2022 – Dr. Semendinger was the featured speaker at the Ridgewood Public Library (Ridgewood, NJ) closing out the Reading Marathon by reading his Principal Sam books to children.
November 7, 2021 – Dr. Semendinger helped officiate at the Inter-Faith Religious Service at the start of the New York City Marathon.
October 31, 2021 – Dr. Semendinger served as the Lay Pastor and delivered a sermon at Grace United Methodist Church, Wyckoff, NJ
October 10, 2021 – The BOOK LAUNCH for Dr. Semendinger’s The Least Among Them took place at the YOGI BERRA MUSEUM, Montclair, NJ.
July 21, 2021 – Dr. Semendinger will be conducting a book and author talk focused on his writing journey and Scattering the Ashes at Bethany Beach Books in Bethany Beach, Delaware.
July 11, 2021 – Dr. Semendinger served as the Lay Pastor and delivered a sermon at Grace United Methodist Church, Wyckoff, NJ
August 11, 2021 – Dr. Semendinger was featured on the Baseball Bucket List Podcast.
July 21, 2021 – Dr. Semendinger was the featured author at Bethany Beach Books in Bethany Beach, Delaware.
July 11, 2021 – Dr. Semendinger delivered the sermon at Grace United Methodist Church in Wyckoff, NJ
January 10, 2021 – Dr. Semendinger delivered the sermon at Grace United Methodist Church in Wyckoff, NJ
March 9, 2020 – Dr. Semendinger presented two workshops at the Annual Conference for the New England league of Middle Schools. These workshops were “Laying the Foundations for STEM Thinking” and “The Heart of Leading is Your Heart.”
February 12, 2020 – Dr. Semendinger conducted a book and author talk focused on his writing journey and Scattering the Ashes at the Ridgewood Public Library in Ridgewood, New Jersey
January 28, 2020 – Dr. Semendinger conducted a book and author talk focused on his writing journey and Scattering the Ashes at the Bogota Public Library in Bogota, New Jersey
January 27, 2020 – Dr. Semendinger conducted a book and author talk focused on his writing journey and Scattering the Ashes at the Ramsey Public Library in Ramsey, New Jersey
January 15, 2020 – Dr. Semendinger conducted a book and author talk focused on his writing journey and Scattering the Ashes at the Public Library in Wyckoff, New Jersey
January 14, 2020 – Dr. Semendinger was one of the featured speakers at The Madison Institute’s iSTEAM Con at Ramapo College in Mahwah, New Jersey.
December 11, 2019, 7:00 p.m. – Dr. Semendinger will be conducting a book and author talk focused on his writing journey and Scattering the Ashes at the Maurice M. Pine Public Library in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.
November 19, 2019, 6:00 p.m. – Dr. Semendinger conducted an author meet and greet and a book talk focused Scattering the Ashes and his own running experiences at the JackRabbit runners store in Morristown, New Jersey.
October 26, 2019 – KMET (1490 AM – WABC) – Dr. Semendinger was the featured guest on Brian Cataquet’s weekly radio show as he discussed Scattering the Ashes and his Yankees blog – Start Spreading the News.
October 18, 2019 – Dr. Semendinger was featured at the North Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association convention in Cherry Hill, NJ to debut his new novel – Scattering the Ashes.
August 22, 2019 – Ridgewood Public Schools, Ridgewood, NJ (Dr. Semendinger presented his motivational messages at New Teachers Orientation.)
July 26, 2019 – KMET (1490 AM – WABC) – Dr. Semendinger was the featured guest on Brian Cataquet’s weekly radio sports show.
May 30, 2019 – Montvale Public Library, Montvale, NJ (Dr. Semendinger delivered a book (and motivational) talk based on his book Impossible is an Illusion.)
March 28, 2019 – TMI (The Madison Institute), Mahwah, NJ (Dr. Semendinger presented a full day program of his popular workshop: The Early Years: Laying the Foundation for STEM Thinking.)
March 22, 2019 – New England League of Middle Schools, Providence, Rhode Island (Dr. Semendinger presented TWO workshops at this prestigious event: The Principal Can Be The Difference and The Early Years: Laying the Foundation for STEM Thinking.)
March 18, 2019 – Oakland Public Library, Oakland, NJ (Dr. Semendinger delivered a book (and motivational) talk based on his book Impossible is an Illusion.)
February 19, 2019 – Navy Elementary School, Fairfax, VA (Dr. Semendinger was welcomed as the visiting author to present and talk about the Principal Sam books to the K-2 students at this most wonderful school. )
February 2, 2019 – ECET2METRO, Wayne, NJ (Delivered his dynamic and engaging workshop The Teacher is the Difference.)
January 26, 2019 – Ridgewood Public Library, Ridgewood, NJ (Read and hosted activities related to Principal Sam and the Three Bears for children.)
November 4, 2018 – NYC Marathon Start – Religious Services Chapel (Gave sermons and motivation at the Ecumenical Service prior to the start of the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon.)
October 16, 2018 – Wyckoff Public Library (Delivered a book talk based upon his popular book Impossible is an Illusion.)
October 4 & 11, 2018 – Ridgewood Public Schools (Delivered his dynamic and engaging four-hour workshop The Teacher is the Difference.)
August 20, 2018 – Ridgewood Public Schools, Ridgewood, NJ (Motivational message at New Teachers Orientation)
April 20, 2018 – STEMCON, Chicago, Illinois (Delivered the popular workshop: The Early Years: Laying the Foundation for STEM Thinking.)
April 3, 2018 – Worth-Pinkham Public Library, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ (Delivered a book talk on Impossible is an Illusion.)
March 29, 2018 – Ridgewood Public Schools (Delivered the dynamic and engaging workshop The Teacher is the Difference to teachers in the school district.)
March 12, 2018 – Ridgewood Public Library, Ridgewood, NJ (Presented a book (and motivational) talk based on Impossible is an Illusion.
March 10, 2018 – Grace United Methodist Church, Wyckoff, NJ (Keynote/featured speaker at the Annual Women’s Retreat)
February 20, 2018 – Midland Park Memorial Library, Midland Pk, NJ (Read and hosted activities related to Principal Sam and the Calendar Confusion and Principal Sam Gets Fit.)
February 11, 2018 – Grace United Methodist Church, Wyckoff, NJ (Presented on the topic of bullying – and kindness – as part of Grace’s Community Forum Outreach series.)
February 1, 2018 – The Madison Institute, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ (Presented the popular workshop: The Early Years: Laying the Foundation for STEM Thinking.)
November 1, 2017 – Wyckoff Public Library, Wyckoff, NJ (Read and hosted activities related to Principal Sam and the Calendar Confusion and Principal Sam Gets Fit.)
October 9 & 26 – Ridgewood Public Schools (Delivered the dynamic and engaging four-hour workshop The Teacher is the Difference to teachers in the school district.)
October 19, 2017 – FEA/NJPSA/NJASCD Fall Conference, Long Branch, NJ (Presented the popular workshop: The Early Years: Laying the Foundation for STEM Thinking.)
September 16, 2017 – Ridgewood Public Library, Ridgewood, NJ (Read and hosted activities related to Principal Sam and the Calendar Confusion and Principal Sam Gets Fit.)
August 27, 2017 – Grace United Methodist Church, Wyckoff, NJ (Delivered the sermon, Kintsugi, as the guest preacher.)
August 21, 2017 – Ramapo High School, Franklin Lakes, NJ (Delivered motivational message, and offered thanks, to the great Ramapo High School Soccer Program and Coach Evan Baumgarten.)
August 17, 2017 – Ridgewood Public Schools, Ridgewood, NJ (Motivational message at New Teachers Orientation)
August 15, 2017 – TD Bank Ballpark, Bridgewater, NJ (Showcasing, selling, and signing my book Principal Sam and the Calendar Confusion at the Super Summer Reader Author Festival.)
June 5, 2017: Waldwick Public Library, Waldwick, NJ (Read & led activities related to Principal Sam and the Calendar Confusion)
April 7, 2017: STEMCON, Cleveland, Ohio (Presented: The Early Years: Laying the Foundation for STEM Thinking)
March 31, 2017: NELMS Annual Convention, Providence, RI (Presented: The Principal Can Be the Difference)
November 6, 2016: New York City Marathon Start, Staten Island, NY (Dr. Semendinger delivered two sermons and inspirational words at the Ecumenical Service Tent at the start of the New York City Marathon.)
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