HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. - Emmy award-winning filmmaker, actor, and writer G. Riley Mills will be the guest speaker at Centenary University’s Gates-Ferry Distinguished Visiting Lecture April 10 at 7pm.
In his lecture, The Four Revelations, Mills will lay out a simple roadmap for personal and professional success that anyone can follow to pursue their life and career goals.
“G. Riley Mills is a dynamic speaker with valuable insights on achieving success,” said Stephen Davis, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at Centenary and host of this spring’s Gates-Ferry Distinguished Visiting Lecture.
Having earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance from DePaul University, Mills was included in the Top Leadership Speakers by Inc. and has taught effective communication to executives and CEOs on six continents, including China with his TEDx session “Are We Killing Communication?” given at the Shanghai American School in Shanghai. Mills has also given keynotes at events and institutions including Columbia University, London Business School, London Chamber of Commerce, London School of Business, New York University, Utrecht University (Netherlands), Singapore Management University, and Manchester United.
As a member of the Screen Actors Guild and co-founder of Pinnacle Performance Company, Mills co-wrote and co-produced The Lost Story of Emmett Till: Trial in the Delta for NBC and Collaboraction, which won a 2022 Emmy Award. He’s consulted on the MSNBC program All In America: Chicago, which won a 2018 Emmy for Outstanding News Discussion and Analysis. He’s also authored The Pin Drop Principle and its follow-up, The Bullseye Principle.
“A highly-effective and entertaining communicator, he delivers an important message in this thought-provoking lecture that will resonate with Centenary University students and members of the local community.”
This is a free event happening at Sitnik Theater in the David and Carol Lackland Center on the University’s Hackettstown campus.
The Gates-Ferry Distinguished Visiting Lecture at Centenary University recognizes the dedication to the University of Joseph R. Ferry, trustee from 1948 to 1976 and treasurer of the Board of Trustees for 20 years. It was established to set high standards and goals for students and faculty, and to enrich the quality of life on the Centenary campus.
Founded in 1867 by the Newark Conference of the United Methodist Church, Centenary University’s academic program integrates a solid liberal arts foundation with a strong career orientation. This mix provides an educational experience that prepares students to succeed in the increasingly global and interdependent world. The University’s main campus is located in Hackettstown, N.J., with its equestrian facility in Washington Township
Gates-Ferry Distinguished Visiting Lecture featuring G. Riley Mills
G. Riley Mills, Emmy-nominated writer, actor and producer, will lay out a simple roadmap for personal and professional success that anyone can follow to pursue their life and career goals.