• Tween Esteem, Advisory Board Member: Grow 2-year-old nonprofit (started by CPS parents) focused on building self-esteem of tweens and teens. Currently on Board

• Nettelhorst Parent Teacher Organization Board Member and Committee Chair: leadership team supporting Nettelhorst through fundraisers and events. Transitioning to advisory member due to BoE election.

• 1871, Advisory Board Member and Small Business Mentor: Advised organizational leaders on membership growth strategies; mentored member businesses on variety of topics (1x1; panels; small courses).

• Union League Club of Chicago, Committee Member

• Neighbors of West Loop Parks and Green Space Committee Member (a Chicago Park District Park Advisory Council)

• Northwestern Alumni Association, A Day with Northwestern, Board Member and Board Chair: 10-person Board creating annual in-person event at Northwestern University featuring world-leading expert alumni with more than 400 attendees.

• American Medical Association: Health Equity Council Member

• Illinois Chamber of Commerce: Technology Council Member

• Luminarts Cultural Foundation Board Member: Leader on 20+ person Board of Directors focused on mission-centered growth.

• Centrally Human, Founder and Board Member: Led 7-person Board focused on nonprofit growth including governance training and policy development

• TecHive NFP, Founder and Board Member: Led 7-person Board focused on nonprofit growth including governance training and policy development

Chief Marketing Officer | Darley | 2021-Sep 2024

• Executive team member hired by CEO and Board of Directors to oversee change and modernization of $1 billion manufacturing and distribution company for military and first responder customer base.

• Led redesign of go to market strategy with Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Revenue Officer, CEO and Divisional Presidents.

• Key Successes in first 2 years: Rebuilt digital technology stack on Salesforce Core (web, CRM, ecommerce and engagement) to increase revenue and efficiency, team engagement, and decrease costs; Formalized SOP for business development and sales pipeline management; Realigned brand position based on key values to differentiate; Oversaw Ford brand partnership development and execution; Manage CSR strategy with partners and corporate Foundation.

Founder, CEO Centrally Human Inc 2015-2022

• Non-profit focused on teaching and developing mid-level managers inclusive innovation and growth strategies for measurable growth in profit and stakeholder impact

• Contracted with 18 with high-growth associations, community organizations and corporations to design DEI strategies and trainings.

• Trained more than 200 Chicago youth (94% black and brown youth; 68% female and 3% nonbinary) on the Centrally Human model with positive impact in entrepreneurship opportunities, advocating for self through trauma-informed and Restorative Justice-informed techniques, and creating paths for youth interaction with the creation of our formal and informal mentor network.

• 100% Satisfaction score from Social & Emotional Learning Tool, Hello Insight

Founder, President TecHive Inc, NFP 2017-2022

• Non-profit focused on empowering mid-career women and their allies (men, recruiters, hiring managers) how to find their “data narrative” for personal and professional success

• Built membership of more than 500 individuals with 52% women of color and 12% male allies

• Hosted Netflix for their first-ever event in Chicago in 2018 to celebrate women in technology focused on giving women opportunities to create their speakers resume

• Gave 84 women speaker resumes that they went on to use to get on more stages and presentations to bring diversity to technology.

Growth Solutions and Change Management Consultant | Slalom Consulting | 2020-2021

• Secured first-ever marketing contracts with BEAM and BCBS ($10MM TCV)

• Change management consultant for $12+ billion global company

• Built strategy for Slalom to pursue marketing and technology client business

• Leader of corporate marketing training and digital trends for Slalom Chicago

• Influence leader of integrated, cross-functional team of product leads and marketing experts

• Oversaw organizational development and strategic development of business line

Vice President of Marketing | AMA, Insurance & Financial Division | 2019-2019

• Rebuilt marketing team after restructure and reduction-of-force to be digital and data-first

• Created standard operating procedures (SOP) for state and federally regulated financial products for compliance + profit

• Shifted digital customer acquisition from 5% to 20% of business to increase profitability

• Oversaw marketing mix model and marketing attribution model redevelopment

• Executive team member reporting to CEO, managing business development, marketing and communications teams

Vice President of Marketing | GE Digital, Renewable Energy Division | 2017-2019

• Leader in $10 billion business

• Surpassed 2017 revenue target by 10% for industrial internet of things (IIOT) platform/software sales with multi-faceted marketing strategy including sales training, product re-branding, and GTM strategy design

• Developed and oversaw implementation of global growth strategy, including market research, segmentation, case study development, and integrated digital marketing and communications

• Member of executive team reporting to the CEO

Vice President of Sales & Business Development | Signal (acquired by Transunion) | 2016-2017

• Rebuilt go-to-market (GTM) strategy for people-based marketing software-as-a-service (SaaS) product with design multi-year growth strategy

• Built pipeline from $0 to $20MM

• Closed 4 global enterprise contracts (TCV $500K) from start through final contract negotiation.

• Launched large recruiting initiative in partnership with HR and Marketing to grow team

Director of Sales and Business Development | Acxiom (acquired by IPG) | 2014-2016

• Built multi-million-dollar business division supporting B2B and B2C digital transformation

• Oversaw $50MM in North American pipeline for digital marketing campaigns

• Responsible for generating $10MM in net new annual revenue of start-up division

• Managed sales team across more than 90 national accounts

• Developed revenue marketing strategy for $100MM business unit

• Formulated multi-department team to drive growth, resulting in 15% increase in pipeline activity

• External partner communications and PR, resulting in 100% increase in brand visibility

Director of Digital Performance Marketing | Mindshare, Group M | 2011-2014

• Produced over $20MM in revenue through sales of data-based agency services

• Generated over $500MM in business for new and retained clients

• Drove 300% business growth and 100% increase in satisfaction scores

• Forged partnership key data partnership resulting in 40% agency revenue growth

• Co-created first digital recruitment campaign, resulting in 70% increase in qualified applications

Roosevelt University (Jan 2020-present), Adjunct Faculty
*member of Roosevelt Adjunct Faculty Organization (RAFO), part of Illinois Education Association (IEA)

• Discovering Entrepreneurship

• Introduction to Business

• Business Planning and Strategy for New Ventures (400 / graduate level)

• Media Outlets: Theory and Practice

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (2021-present), Adjunct Faculty

• Marketing Strategy and Analytics

• Leading Organizational Change

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management: Center for Leadership (2021-present), Executive Education Instructor

• Executive Communication and Media Skills

• Asking Better Questions

• Key Conversations and Conflict Management

• Impactful Presentations

• Leadership Coaching and Feedback

Loyola University Chicago (2021-2023), Adjunct Faculty

• Fundamentals of Marketing

• Integrated Marketing Communications

• Strategic Business Communications (graduate school)

Northwestern University Medill School (2018-2019), Guest Lecturer

• Lecture on the intersection of technology, data, ethics, consumer insights and digital marketing

• Design course-specific and relevant materials to fit modern-day needs

DePaul University (2018), Guest Lecturer

• Lecture on the intersection of technology, data, ethics, consumer insights and digital marketing

• Design course-specific and relevant materials to fit modern-day needs

Benedictine University (2018), Guest Lecturer

• Lecture on the intersection of technology, data, ethics, consumer insights and digital marketing

• Design course-specific and relevant materials to fit modern-day needs

GE Women in Commercial Leadership

Acxiom Impact Award for Leadership and Business Development

Crain Award for Outstanding Management

Harrington Award for Success in Communications

Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society in Journalism and Mass Communication

Executive Board Certification (ExecRanks & Board Source)

Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association and National Democratic Training Committee Boot Camp Certificate of Completion

Transformation Academy: Certified Professional Life Coach

Interactive Advertising Bureau: Digital Data Solutions Certification

Society for Human Resource Management: Certified Instructor for Continuing Education

"Cloud Technology to Empower People", Speaker, Salesforce Dreamforce, San Francisco, 2024

"Cloud Technology to Empower People", Speaker, Salesforce Connections, Chicago, 2024

"Demystifying AI for Executive Team Success", Wipfli and Salesforce, Milwaukee, 2024

“Small Business Manufacturing for Maritime Success”, Speaker, The Navy League, DC, 2024

“Connection Data and Technology for Human Impact”, Speaker, Salesforce Connections, Chicago, 2023

“Supporting and Improving Employee Engagement in a Work-from-Home World”, IL Chamber of Commerce, Speaker, Chicago, 2020

“Upskilling Your Recruiting Game in the Age of Covid”, STAR Chicago, Keynote Speaker, Chicago, 2020

“Transcending Digital for Human Connections”, AMA Iowa, Keynote Speaker, Iowa, 2020

“Diversity and Data Powering Startups”, The Apache Foundation, Speaker, Chicago, 2019

“Inclusive Innovation”, Hacking HR, Speaker, Chicago, 2018

“Human-Centric Marketing”, LeadsCon, Boston, Keynote Speaker 2018

Northwestern University Medill School | Master of Science in Journalism

• Publisher for SciQ magazine, a publication created/sold as final thesis

• Graduated with 3.9 GPA

Northwestern University Medill School | Bachelor of Science in Journalism

• Minor in Sociology

• Student Publishing Company Board Member

• Pi Beta Phi member

• Editor in Chief of Northwestern Feminist Magazine

Addison Trail High School

• Class President

• Yearbook Editor in Chief

• Miss Addison

• Student Council Executive Board Member

• Freshman Are Students Too (FAST) Member

• Lettermen Club

• JV and Varsity Cheerleader

• Orchesis (dance)

St Phillip the Apostle Elementary School (Diocese of Joliet), Addison, Illinois

Buttercup Hill Preschool and Kindergarten, Salem, Oregon