Salt Lake City, Utah
$260M Healthcare IT startup, now valued at $390B, went public on July 25, 2019; 1900 employees, hundreds of domestic customers and a growing global presence in Asia Pacific, United Kingdom, and Europe.

STRATEGIC ADVISOR, DEI & Health Equity Dec 2023 - present
Professional Services DEI contract guidance for underrepresented communities; hospital client engagement.

• Increasing team member engagement and sense of belonging, partnering with People Operations in the team member lifecycle. Shape client-facing augmented intelligence-driven Health Equity Assessment and Guidance Solution Pilot. Marketing, communication, thought leadership and sales efforts. Report to CEO.
• Doubled number of Employee Resource Groups from 3 to 6, doubled diverse team members through enhanced recruitment and retention campaigns and strategies, 15% increase in engagement of diverse team members as measured by Gallup. 95th percentile Employee Engagement rates.
• DEI accomplishments netted nine market facing awards, including Newsweek 2023 America's Best Companies for Diversity Award; selection criteria include market/media and social/digital platform presence.

CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AND CHIEF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OFFICER MAY 2019
Shaping global corporate affairs and DEI strategies & establishing the marketing, communications, and DEI functions. Supporting investor relations, financial communication, Disclosure Committee, M&A, ESG and business development efforts. Report to CEO.

• In less than two months, guided internal and external IPO communication strategy. Earned media valued at $1M; NASDAQ recognition for largest number of team members to attend Bell Ringing.
• Refined RFP process and response with President and CTO, resulting in a multi-million-dollar contract win and increased win rate by high, single digit percentage.
• Incorporated IT staff to elevate SharePoint-based portal into a company intranet; team member views increased by 80+ percent in less than 2 months.
• Orchestrated COVID-19 communication planning and strategy development, including Profiles in Courage brand extension social and digital media campaign launched in Times Square and across digital platforms on World Health Day (negotiated for no cost).
• Shepherded AI-driven Health Equity Assessment and Guidance Solution product with Chief Data Scientist Pilot project, created P&L, and fifteen client engagements, resulting in $3.5M professional services contract.

McKinney, TX
$7B, 15K-employee integrated sensor, communication and electronic systems provider ensuring the most accurate, timely and actionable information delivery systems to global customers.
VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS 2011 - 2018

Global Communications and DEI Strategist
Transformed business and cultural mindset from sole source to competitive; changed marketplace and employee perceptions from device provider to mission system integrator and from subcontractor to a prime mission systems provider, validated in client prime win rates. Aligned more than 92 percent (from a baseline of 17 percent) of the employees to the dynamic business strategy in less than two years. President's Direct Report.

• Improved employee engagement by empowering 2.4K employees to serve as key advocates, and fully engaging 98% of the 13K workforce in advancing the business culture.
• Supported the 82 percent growth of women on the leadership team during three-year period.
• Established a premier sponsorship with the California Science Center to spark STEM interest. Chaired campaign netting $1.5M for only flight qualified external tank to stand with the Endeavour Shuttle, garnering $5M in earned media.
• Served on business consolidation team that integrated two business segments, 1.8K employees and twenty locations.
• Elevated and mentored an award-winning team recognized with multiple Raytheon Global Communication, Telly, PRSA, IABC, Stevie and Gold Quill Awards.

• St. Mary of Carmel Catholic School, Volunteer Librarian, 2022-present

• Member, Jesuit Dallas College Preparatory School's Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Panel, 2017-23

• Certificate, Harvard-MIT Public Disputes Program on Negotiation and Dealing with An Angry Public

• Vice President, Community Engagement, Kellogg DFW Alumni Club, 2023 - present

• Board of Directors, Digital and Social Media Chair, Jesuit Rangerettes for Ursuline Academy, 2019-23

• MBA, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University

• BA, Cum Laude, University of Portland
• Graduate, Advanced Executive Program, Centers for Creative Leadership