“I realize that if I wait until I am no longer afraid to act, write, speak, be, I’ll be sending messages on a Ouija board, cryptic complaints from the other side.”
— Audre Lorde
Conference Presentations
“Connecting the Dots”, Diversity Leadership in a Global Society”, Fordham University, Bronx, NY, March 8, 2017.
"Get Ready for Your Close Up", 2017 NYC's Conference on Hunger and Poverty, NYC, February 7, 2017.
“Sustaining Connections: Building, Creating and Expanding Relationships with Media and Stakeholders”, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Community Outreach Leadership Conference”, San Diego, CA, August 19-20, 2016.
“Connecting the Dots” Staten Island Economic Development Corporation 18th Annual Business Conference, Staten Island, NY, April 27, 2016.
Invited Talks
Host, OHNY Stacks book talk series, 2020-present
Moderator, OHNY Worldwide, 2020 Annual Summit
Reinventing Strategic Planning for a Deeply Weird World, PLA Conference, February 2020
Keynote Speaker, Grace Institute Commencement, New York, NY, February 23, 2017.
Keynote Speaker, Peer Mediators, Brooklyn School for Music and Theater, February 13, 2017
“PSA Wisdom for Non-Profits”, Oberland Ad Agency, New York, NY, February 16, 2017.
“Food for Thought”, Session on Finding Your Career Path, Grace Institute, New York, November 15, 2016.
“Boys and Girls Club Media Day at WABC-TV”, New York, NY, August 2, 2016.
“Celebrating Mentoring Now and in the Future”, NYC Service Mentoring Summit, June 21, 2016.
“Women of Power and Purpose: Public Advocate Letitia James and ABC-TV’s Saundra Thomas Discuss the Importance of Higher Education and Women in Public Service”, Metropolitan College, New York, NY, February 23, 2016.
Keynote, Brooklyn Friends School Community Issues Conference, Brooklyn, NY, November 6, 2014.
“Food for Thought: Inaugural Session, Getting Back into the Workforce”, Grace Institute, New York, NY, April 5, 2016.
“Leap of Leadership”, Long Island Association, Women’s Collaborative, Melville, NY, December 15, 2014.
Donor Centered Dialogue with Charlie Hamm, Neighborhood Technical Assistance Corp, Brooklyn, NY, September 13, 2014.
Leadership Workshop, Grace Institute, New York, NY, January 14, 2014.
“Jumpstart your Journalism Career”, Young Journalists in Training, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY, October 24, 2013.
Interview, “Digital Transition”, Manhattan Neighborhood Network, February 27, 2009
Newark High School Empowerment Summit, May 8, 2007.
Keynote Speaker, Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society Induction, Rutgers University, May 2007.
Listen up.
When I am offered the opportunity to use my voice to speak up and out, I do it! Here I share some of favorite interviews.