3rd Annual National Convening of Black Mayors

HOSTED BY THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF PA, NJ & DE

Derrick is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps where he served for eight years as a budget technician; Founder and pit master of Dyvine Barbecue In Motion, a mobile barbecue catering company and competition team; and an elected two term councilman and now Mayor in the historic Town of Dumfries

Derrick knows how to overcome setbacks He believes that you have to live your life on purpose and with purpose. He has experiences of having all he wanted, to having nothing at all and has endured Now he is committed to sharing his advice as a speaker, coach, seminar leader and author to help other people overcome and to find purpose in life through life's storms He has work with schools, non-profits, and different clubs organizations sharing his passion to help them expose the greatness that has gotten trapped by the setbacks they are experiencing right now