Experience

Consciousness Leaders

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Speaker and Leadership Expert for LGBTQ+ Inclusion

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Palm Desert, California, United States Consciousness Leaders is a global collective of diverse and trusted experts, helping organizations create positive change and drive lasting results. From best-selling authors, coaches, consultants and workshop facilitators to celebrated keynote speakers, we are representative of the ‘global majority’—primarily women, BIPOC, LGBTQ and people with disabilities—helping courageous organizations to be led with empathy, equity consciousness and environmental sustainability.



Reflections From Both Sides of the Glass Ceiling - Finding My True Self in Corporate America.

• Book Author

  • Jun 2016 - Present



Follow Your Heart, LLC

• Founder & Owner

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  Palm Desert, CA Providing keynote speeches, workshops and trainings, designed to meet the specific needs of companies and organizations seeking a deeper understanding of the landscape of issues regarding workplace equality for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. Available nationally and throughout southern and northern California. The Goal? To deliver impactful and compelling programs for my clients by using a three-stage model that delivers relevant content through the lens of my own… Show more Providing keynote speeches, workshops and trainings, designed to meet the specific needs of companies and organizations seeking a deeper understanding of the landscape of issues regarding workplace equality for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. Available nationally and throughout southern and northern California. The Goal? To deliver impactful and compelling programs for my clients by using a three-stage model that delivers relevant content through the lens of my own personal story of transition in Corporate America: - The education of my audiences is at its foundation. - This foundation, in turn, leads to a better level of understanding, - It is this understanding that ultimately sows the seeds of acceptance. At the core of every program is my personal story. It provides the backdrop of each of my programs and centers for my audiences the key concepts that are presented. It’s this straightforward approach that lends an overarching sense of humanness to everything I do and sets me apart from other speakers because I have lived through what I speak about. This produces an energy that creates the power to change minds, and more importantly, to change hearts. Show less



Seramount

• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Knowledge Partner

  • Mar 2017 - Present

  Virtual



The Future Work Institute

• Affiliate Partner

  • Oct 2015 - Present

  Greater New York City Area Lead Facilitator for Transgender & Gender Non-Conforming educational programs and workplace inclusion training.



New York Life Insurance Company

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Vice President - External Meetings & Conferences

  • Jan 2000 - Apr 2019

  White Plains, New York  Created and introduced a complete project management capability for the successful identification and tracking of all program content tasks associated with the successful production and staging of a variety of international and domestic incentive business meetings ranging in attendee size from 500 to 5,000.  Manage all operational aspects of the meeting business and workshop sessions, which includes, but is not limited to, the following areas: interface with company senior… Show more  Created and introduced a complete project management capability for the successful identification and tracking of all program content tasks associated with the successful production and staging of a variety of international and domestic incentive business meetings ranging in attendee size from 500 to 5,000.  Manage all operational aspects of the meeting business and workshop sessions, which includes, but is not limited to, the following areas: interface with company senior executives, external partners (such as hotel and audio/visual partners), product and field management leaders to determine workshop and main platform content, develop on-site rehearsal schedule and speaker coaching, presentation editing, on-site management of venue.  Expert in MS suite of applications, in particular Project and Excel.

• Assistant Vice President, Strategic Communications Planning

  • Jan 2006 - Jan 2011

  Sleepy Hollow, New York  As the internal communications and marketing partner for significant internal clients responsible for the majority of the company's top line revenue, created strategic and tactical communications plans to support key product and marketing objectives  Led a dedicated cross-functional team of graphic designers, writers and production specialists in the creation and execution of all tactical elements in support of the communications strategy and plan. These included multiple new… Show more  As the internal communications and marketing partner for significant internal clients responsible for the majority of the company's top line revenue, created strategic and tactical communications plans to support key product and marketing objectives  Led a dedicated cross-functional team of graphic designers, writers and production specialists in the creation and execution of all tactical elements in support of the communications strategy and plan. These included multiple new product roll outs and product line rationalizations.  Targeted tactical elements included the use of a strategically sequenced mix of communications channels such as collateral, direct mail, print and Internet.



AT&T

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Director of International Marketing Communications and Event Marketing

  • Oct 1990 - Mar 2000

  Basking Ridge, New Jersey  Negotiated and managed the development, execution and budget of a portfolio of sports-related sponsorships and events throughout the United States: - Super Bowl - AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am - NASCAR – Six (6) tracks across the country - Minor League Baseball – Twelve (12) franchises across four (4) states.  Involved structuring sponsorship agreement, hospitality and sampling elements, coordination with corporate advertising and… Show more  Negotiated and managed the development, execution and budget of a portfolio of sports-related sponsorships and events throughout the United States: - Super Bowl - AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am - NASCAR – Six (6) tracks across the country - Minor League Baseball – Twelve (12) franchises across four (4) states.  Involved structuring sponsorship agreement, hospitality and sampling elements, coordination with corporate advertising and external advertising agency, as well as local company sales teams and event marketing staff.  Additional events were executed via arts community sponsorships in the cities of Philadelphia, Baltimore and Richmond, VA.  Coordinated several international client and business hospitality events via coordination with local country national teams in London, Brussels, and Amsterdam.  Consulted on the development of the event and venue planning of the AT&T Family Program at the four (4) following Olympic Games  Created and deployed an offshore marketing collateral printing and fulfillment capability in The Netherlands and Singapore, resulting in production and shipping savings of nearly $4 million. Show less