Richard is the former Leadership Programs Coordinator for JustLeadershipUSA. Currently serving as the Chief Program Integration Officer for Nation Outside. Richard is a native of Detroit and a father of four children and 2 grandchildren. Richard was incarcerated multiple times ranging from fraud to armed robbery, which led him to a 18+ year stay at both Federal and state prisons. Mr.Speck is a gun violence survivor having lost his oldest daughter Bryanna to gun violence on February 19, 2019.In the last 5 years of his incarceration he facilitated classes in critical thinking, effective communication, conflict resolution and ethical reasoning and leadership skills. Richard was successful at training individuals to resolve issues inside, which led to less incidents for prison staff. During this time, he developed a housing unit within the prison that allowed for a positive environment for men to work on their thinking. Mr. Speck’s belief system was that if you change the way an individual thinks you will indeed change the way that they respond or act.