Michele Borba

Michele Borba, Ed.D., the author of Building Moral Intelligence: The Seven Essential Virtues that Teach Kids to Do the Right Thing, is an internationally renowned consultant and educator who has focused primarily on strengthening children's character, self-esteem and achievement. A dynamic and highly sought-after speaker, she has presented keynote addresses and workshops to over half a million people around the world. Her clients have included school districts, international organizations, universities, and parent groups. Dr. Borba has been a frequent guest on numerous television and National Public Radio talk shows including The View, The Today Show, Fox's The Parent Table, and ABC Home Show. She she has been interviewed in numerous publications including Newsweek, Child, Parents, Working Mother, New York Times, Better Homes & Gardens, Redbook, Parenting, Chicago Tribune, N.Y. Daily News, and LA Times and is a contributing writer to two Chicken Soup for the Soul books. She serves as the "Moral Intelligence Pro" for Oxygen's channel, Moms Online. She has won numerous awards including the National Educator Award, presented by the National Council of Self-Esteem. In addition, she is the author of eighteen books in the field of education, including Esteem Builders, used by 1,500,000 students worldwide. Her book Parents Do Make A Difference was selected by Child Magazine as a 1999 "Outstanding Parenting Book of the Year." Dr. Borba is a former classroom and college teacher and has had a wide range of teaching experience, including work in regular education as well as work with children with learning disabilities, physical, behavioral, and emotional disabilities, and gifted children. She and her husband were partners in a private practice for troubled children and adolescents. She received her doctorate in educational psychology and counseling from the University of San Francisco, her M.A. in learning disabilities, and her B.A. from University of Santa Clara; and earned a life teaching credential from San Jose State University. She currently lives in Palm Springs, California with her husband and three teenage sons.

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