I have been pleased to have been invited to numerous occasion to share my ideas and prior work in great DEI discussion venues.

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I served as a panelist at Rutgers University Center for Women in Business, where I talked about the changing landscape of the work environment and how women are impacted by it. The conversation of onsite vs. hybrid vs. remote is ongoing, and companies are trying many different initiatives, trying to hit on the one that will ensure the best work environment while engaging their staff. You can listen to the panel and hear my insights in this video.​​ I have also spoken at the Rutgers CWIB to discuss LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace, and you can view that panel discussion here.

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A pillar of my work in DEI is to identify the root causes of inequality, and attempt to solve them. At the Forum for Workplace Inclusion hosted by Augsburg University, I traveled to Minneapolis to talk about the root cause discovery process that I've used and the action plans created to address those. You can view that video, and read more about those efforts, in this case study.

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Intergenerational relations and understanding has been another plank in my platform, spending time at a regional utility provider to create a business resource group that aimed to bring generations together. At this utility, there was a looming retirement crisis, where many of the most experienced operators would soon be retiring. To encourage knowledge sharing and help more junior staff see themselves climbing the ladder, the business resource group led lunch and learns, made mentor pairings and led social events to encourage the generations to connect. The group went on to win a company award for their innovation in bridging a risky gap in their staff. Read more about that work here.

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Further to that subject, I am also the first author to publish a book by a millennial discussing the myths that propagated regarding my generation. Each chapter of the book takes on a myth, such as job hopping, and shows why the economic and historical moment pushed millennials to job hop. Factors such as mass layoffs, economic crashes and the disappearance of pensions led us to reinvent the worker relationship to the company, which has now become how most workers craft their careers. Each chapter also includes straightforward people policies and practices that companies can enact to react to the new realities of work. If you'd like a copy of the book, reach out and let me know!

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I have also been public about advocating for taking down the barriers that keep more people from good work. One of my most prominent policies is to ensure job descriptions have the correct educational requirements for the work to be done. I recently wrote to New York City Mayor Eric Adams about his posting for a Rat Czar, and posted it to continue the conversation on LinkedIn. You can read that post here.

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I have also done my part to serve my community, leveraging my experience and talents to lift others up around me. Pictured at the top, I am standing with the founder of an organization called Never Alone Again (NAAG), Theresa Johnson. NAAG works to support women and children escaping domestic violence, and through my partnership with Theresa I was delighted to host job readiness workshops for her clients, including resume preparation, LinkedIn profile creation, professional headshot sessions and interview preparation. I was also honored to serve as the member of NAAG's board. See a testimonial to that work at left.