Booking Roberto Dansie for a Keynote or Workshop: What Organizers Should Know

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Roberto Dansie, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, award-winning speaker, and Toltec/Mayan curandero whose site positions him as a keynote speaker and workshop leader on cultural diversity, with particular demand from healthcare providers. If you are an event organizer weighing whether to book him, the practical question is fit: his materials describe a storytelling-driven, humorous, highly customized presentation style aimed at health, education, tribal, non-profit, and government audiences. The site does not publish fees, availability, or a booking form, so treat the information below as a basis for an inquiry rather than a confirmed package.

What the site says he delivers

The homepage describes Dansie as "a dynamic speaker and master storyteller," and says each presentation is "like a Navajo sand painting, created for the specific healing of those who receive it." That is the clearest signal about format: expect a tailored narrative performance rather than a standard slide deck, with humor ("keeps the audience laughing, clapping, and inspired") as an explicit part of the style.

His listed credentials on the site include clinical psychologist, published author, innovative community organizer, award-winning humanitarian, musician, and minority health and education leader. These matter for organizer vetting because they support both the clinical and the cultural-storytelling sides of a booking.

Keynotes and workshops

The site groups "Keynotes & Workshops" as a single offering without listing individual talk titles, durations, or learning objectives. What it does state is the intended effect: teaching people "how to bring cultural diversity and wisdom into their work." An Arizona PBS interview quoted on the page notes growing demand "especially among healthcare providers," tied to "an industry wide shift toward culturally appropriate care."

Cultural events

Beyond speaking, the Cultural Wisdom team offers event support: organizing, social media marketing, community outreach, and media promotion via web, news, and radio. Examples named on the site include the Day of the Dead Celebration of Life at Minnesota State University, which Dansie keynotes annually, and Native American Heritage Day at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. If your event is a cultural celebration rather than a training session, this is the relevant service line.

Consulting and community development

For organizations that want more than a one-off talk, the site lists staff training, non-profit board training, community meeting facilitation, community capacity building, and community-led research focused on rural and Indigenous communities of color and climate equity. It also names five-year strategic planning, community needs assessments, grant writing, and implementation. The team includes Stanford School of Medicine Health Equity Ambassadors Tessa and Emily Dansie, described as trained to build academic-community relationships.

Matching your audience to the offering

If your goal is… The site's relevant offering What to confirm before booking
A conference keynote on culturally appropriate care Keynotes & Workshops Topic framing for your sector, length, and whether the talk is clinical or general-audience
Staff training for a health system or non-profit Consulting: staff training, board training Format (half-day, multi-session), group size, and follow-up materials
A community cultural celebration Cultural events (organizing, marketing, media) Scope of the team's involvement versus speaker-only
Long-term community capacity work Strategic planning, needs assessment, grant writing Timeline, deliverables, and which team members lead

Practical checks before you commit

  • Confirm the topic is built for you. The site emphasizes customization, so ask for an outline tied to your audience rather than accepting a generic description.
  • Ask about healthcare framing if relevant. The PBS quote points to provider demand; if your audience is clinical, confirm how much of the talk addresses care delivery versus cultural storytelling.
  • Clarify event-support scope. Marketing and community organizing are listed as team services; establish in writing what is included in a speaking engagement versus a separate event contract.
  • Check language and accessibility needs. The site is English-language; if your audience needs interpretation or specific accessibility arrangements, raise it in the first conversation.
  • Request references from comparable hosts. The named university events are a reasonable starting point for questions about audience response and logistics.

What the site does not tell you

There is no published fee schedule, no booking calendar, and no stated travel policy. Do not assume a speaking fee, availability, or included services from the site; those details need to come from a direct inquiry. The site also does not list specific keynote titles or continuing-education credits, so if your event depends on accredited content, ask explicitly.

The most efficient next step is to describe your event—audience, date, format, and whether you want a keynote, a workshop, or event support—and ask for a proposal that separates speaking from the broader Cultural Wisdom services.