As a sought-after consultant and thought leader, she has the ability to help organizations transform culture, improve diversity, navigate change, build community, and drive innovation. With a background in agency ownership, organizational culture, diversity/equity/inclusion, cultural competency, public relations, and brand development, she is a highly trained communications leader with an MBA.
In addition to her experience as a seasoned entrepreneur and strategist, with a track record in client relations, business/organizational development, HR, talent/staff development, financial management, and operational budgeting, she is also a skilled public speaker and author, in demand with intergenerational, multicultural, and virtual audiences. Her expertise also extends to adult & online learning, remote & virtual teams, curriculum development, instruction, and evaluation/assessment.
As a leader, she is known for her exceptional communication and strategic skills, her unwavering entrepreneurial and philanthropic spirit, and her high level of emotional intelligence. Her peers consider her a change agent and cultural architect, and she is driven to close inequity gaps through diversity and inclusion strategies. She is skilled at examining problems, identifying needs, developing solutions, and formulating evaluation plans. She has a proven track record of building long-term relationships across sectors by identifying the needs of her clients, peers, team, and industry.
She is highly skilled in financial management, forecasting, and oversight, and is lauded as a powerful presenter across various audiences. Her research skills include observation, interviews, data, and policy analysis, and she is a focused, strengths-based leader with a talent for vision-casting and leveraging opportunities. She is skilled at managing multiple projects simultaneously, remotely, virtually, and on deadline.
She is a Navy veteran with an MBA in Communications Management and Procurement & Acquisition Management from Webster University, as well as a diploma in Journalism and Broadcasting from the Department of Defense Information School. She has strong editing, verbal, and written communication skills, and is a creative, innovative, critical thinker with strong project management and analytical skills.
Throughout her career, she has demonstrated her communications and management skills, including managing internal and external communications efforts for a large business unit, designing and managing internal communications plans, aligning with business stakeholders to understand their needs and define strategic communications plans, creating and managing editorial calendars, developing brand and strategy metrics, managing press release systems, directing the dissemination of press releases, and developing and implementing social media strategies. She has also excelled in HR, talent/staff development, financial management, and operational budgeting, and has a strong track record in client relations, business/organizational development, and program support.
