Derrick is the Founder, President and Chairman of the Board of the Rocky Mountain Black Conservatives, American Conservatives of Color, and BlackandConservative.com. His organizations' and hispersonal mission are to bridge the gap that exists between conservative political causes and parties and ethnic-minorities in the USA. Through local meetings, film and radio programs, on-the-ground efforts, writing and social media, his organizations are delivering the message of conservatism to ethnic minorities, and the tools of effective outreach to conservative groups. An accomplished motivational speaker, Derrick has delivers powerful messages to political and community action groups across the nation.

He holds a B.S. in marketing and economics, as well as an MBA from the University of San Francisco. He has served as a faculty adjunct in the undergraduate school of business at the University of Phoenix’s San Jose California, campus, and has three books currently in print. He has spoken at conferences, conventions, universities, and political gatherings across North America.