Keynote Speaker

Frank Kros, MSW, JD is a career child advocate, who has served as a childcare worker, child abuse investigator, children’s home administrator, consultant, professor, attorney, writer and speaker. In April 2019, Frank started his own professional development, coaching and consulting agency, the Kros Learning Group (KLG). Prior to opening KLG, Frank served as president of the Transformation Education Institute, Director of the National At-Risk Education Network, and Executive Vice President of the TranZed Alliance, a multi-service children’s organization headquartered in Maryland. Frank is a worldwide speaker. His engaging presentations focus on “Helping Adults Help Kids” through an understanding of neuroscience and its practical application to everyday work with children and youth. He was awarded a Maryland Governor’s Citation for his presentations on suicide and the adolescent brain. In recognition of his presentations on childhood trauma, Frank was also the recipient of the 2019 Advocate of the Year Award from the Maryland State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect and Maryland Essentials for Childhood. He is a member of an elite group trained on the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study and added the title of “Master ACEs Trainer” to his bio in 2018. Frank also co-authored the books Creating the Upside Down Organization: Transforming Staff to Save Troubled Children (2005) and The Upside Down Organization: Reinventing Group Care (2008).