Biography

Dr. Ronn Elmore

Ronn Elmore, Psy.d is a relationship therapist, ordained minister, and author of the national best-seller How to Love a Black Man (Time-Warner Books, 1996), its sequel, How to Love a Black Woman (Time-Warner, 1998) and An Outrageous Commitment: The 48 Vows of an Indestructible Marriage (HarperCollins, 2003). He holds a B.A. in Public Relations and Journalism from Antioch University (1981), an M.A. degree from Fuller Seminary with concentrations in both Theology and Marriage and Family Counseling (1989) and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Ryokan College (1992).

Dr. Elmore has done considerable research into the dynamics of interpersonal relationships and for several years maintained a Los Angeles area counseling practice specializing in short-term, goal-oriented marital therapy. Much sought after as a conference and seminar speaker, Dr. Elmore presents before countless thousands of people each year in the U.S. and abroad. He was a featured speaker at T.D. Jakes' God's Leading Ladies National Conference Tour. Elsewhere on the lecture circuit he has shared the bill with notables such as Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, Iyanla Vanzant, Tavis Smiley, Suze Orman, Paula White and others.

Formerly a professional actor and dancer with international stage and screen credits, Dr. Elmore now frequently appears on network and cable television talk shows including BET's 0h Drama! and the syndicated Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus and recently wrapped the Paramount Television pilot of Ladies' Home Journal's Can This Marriage Be Saved? ; and has provided on-air commentary for Fox Reality Network and for the BBC. Known as "The Relationship Dr.", Elmore has emerged as one of America's most popular media experts on love, marriage and family due to literally hundreds of radio appearances in every major market across the country. In addition, his balanced, always-insightful views have been featured in major publications like Newsweek, Ebony, JET, USA Today and Family Digest. He has been a featured columnist for Gospel Today and BET Weekend magazines, and is a contributing writer for Essence.

A tireless advocate for the urban poor, Dr. Elmore founded Kingdom Shelter, an innovative transitional housing program for homeless men in Los Angeles, The Encouragers, an affordable, community counseling center and Project: MISTER, an award-winning program which places committed men in public school classrooms as learning partners to a predominately father-absent student population. He was an inaugural recipient of the prestigious Chrysalis Award, presented by the Minority AIDS Project and was an executive board member of the acclaimed One Church, One Child adoptions initiative, is a charter member of the American Association of Christian Counselors and former board member of AIDS Project L.A.

Dr. Elmore and his wife Aladrian, reside in Northern California and are the parents of three.