As a strategic thought partner to C-Suite executives, and senior leaders to elevate global and national brands, I have led teams, employees and executive boards and committees, sharing best practices in communication and management strategies to support equity, inclusion and belonging. 

 

Collaborating with mission driven organizations to creatively support diverse populations, I have guided global marketing initiatives for Avon Corp., Pfizer, and locally, DEI marketing with Center Focus International, Inc. for Mass General Brigham’s Hospital.  Through integration of these strategies, companies can improve their workforce capabilities, optimize team performance, and add value to their bottom line. 

 

Prior to launching my company, I served as a member of several executive leadership teams, spearheading marketing, development and external affairs in healthcare, higher education, and nonprofit sectors. My North Star is at the intersection of business, government and community, embedding care and compassion into everything we do. Relationships matter as do results.  

 

As the first chief development and communications officer for a well-known community health center in the heart of Boston, serving the most vulnerable and marginalized populations, I was honored to create a high-performing department and raise millions to support and strengthen the health center’s capacity to care for thousands of patients affected by the COVID-19 crisis, leading a team to cultivate and manage relationships with major donors, the media and elected officials.

 

I have a proven track record in cultivating a wide range of strategic alliances and manage the most complex of projects, delivering results on time and on budget. Among these, was helping lead the effort to stand up dozens of COVID Mass Vax Centers. As a result, tens of thousands of residents from across Massachusetts were vaccinated, saving lives and enabling people to get back to school and work safely and more quickly.

 

Advocacy on behalf of women and women of color is important to me. I am a sought-after speaker on women’s issues and enjoy the opportunity to moderate forums and programs. As the first woman of color appointed president of the Mass Women’s Political Caucus (MWPC), a nonprofit nonpartisan organization focused on endorsing and electing qualified pro-choice women to public office, I worked with our leadership team to endorse and elect the most women and women of color in their races of elected office in the organization’s 50-year history. During my tenure as president, MWPC was a major sponsor of the historic 2017 Women’s March on Boston Common, drawing a record 175,000-person crowd, and generating earned media coverage worldwide.

 

Most recently, I was appointed Vice President of the Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition, an organization dedicated to eradicating racial inequalities among women of color, and as Board Member and Marketing Chair of the Anna Mae Dancy Foundation.

 

Previous mission-driven board service includes:

Board Director with The ACLU of MA, Boston Center for the Arts, Haverhill YWCA, Dorchester YMCA, and Girl Scouts of America’s: Girl’s Golf Program of New England.

 

I live in Milton, MA with my husband Ray, and enjoy entertaining, spending time with family and friends, dancing, traveling, reading a great book, experiences that make my heart smile, and mentoring young professionals to help them reach their full potential.