Thought Leadership · Board Service
Leadership in service of institutions that shape the profession.
Highest-level institutional leadership, followed by advisory appointments, fellowships, board service, and professional service.
Signature leadership · President, PRSA Foundation
Leading through one of the most consequential periods in the organization’s history.
Served as President of the Public Relations Society of America Foundation, overseeing more than $1 million in expenditures and advancing the organization’s mission during the pandemic and its aftermath.
Selected accomplishments
- Generated the highest level of donations in the Foundation’s history during the administration.
- Revitalized the board to reflect greater multicultural and intergenerational representation.
- Led the organization through the pandemic and a challenging period for business and nonprofit leadership.
$1M+
Expenditures under presidential leadership
Record
Highest donations in the organization’s history during the administration
Featured Appointment
Business AdvisoryGoldman Sachs One Million Black Women
Business Advisor, Black in Business.
Serve as a Business Advisor for Goldman Sachs’ Black in Business program, a business education and advisory initiative supporting Black women solopreneurs through its 10-year, $10 billion investment in Black women.
10
Year initiative
$10B
Investment in Black women
Curriculum partner
NYU Stern School of Business
Program-level figures from Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women
01 · The Work
Coach entrepreneurs through a curriculum developed in partnership with NYU Stern School of Business, guiding them in translating business theory into practice, developing actionable business plans, and advancing toward successful program graduation.
02 · The Bridge
Drawing on more than 20 years of entrepreneurship, three agency ventures, and academic expertise, I bridge business education and practical strategy to support the growth and sustainability of Black women-owned businesses.
Current and former appointments
Board appointments & institutional service
Echo Research
Advisory Board Member · London, England
Future Voices Collective
Board Member · Mentoring first-generation college students pursuing public relations and communications.
PRSA — Public Relations Society of America
Served as strategic counsel to the national board for one year.
PRSA Nashville Chapter
Board Member
Commission on Public Relations Education
Board Member
Arthur W. Page Society
Diversity Council Member
Diversity Action Alliance
Advisory Council Member
Delta Dental of Tennessee
Board Member
Fellowship · Plank Center for Public Relations
Fellow at Johnson & Johnson world headquarters.
During the assignment, worked directly with the Vice President of Corporate Communications and the Chief Global Diversity Officer.
Selected contributions
- Authored two enterprise strategic plans.
- Developed a strategic plan for a global integration initiative.
- Created a communication initiative designed to strengthen existing diversity, equity, and inclusion work.
- Engaged in enterprise-level communication strategy and organizational leadership.