Bio

Brooke Cartus is the Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Seminole Hard Rock Support Services. A part of the 40 Under 40 Class of 2019 in Columbus, Ohio, Brooke has experience in leading organizations across the globe through transformative training programs that teach individuals, teams, and organizations about a range of topics including Implicit Bias, Intersectionality, Political Division, Transgender Equity, and LGBTQ & Race Equity. A graduate of The Michael E. Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University, Brooke has been published in the Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice as well as the Huffington Post, and she was recently invited to speak at TedXColumbus. Brooke’s extensive work in education around queer & gender nonconforming populations has led to exciting partnerships- she has facilitated public discussions on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion with a wide range of organizations and individuals, from law firms and non-profit organizations to the NFL. Most recently, Brooke presented at the Simmons Leadership Conference with First Lady Michelle Obama, the ATD International Conference and Expo with President Barack Obama, and the United Technologies Diversity Keynote with former Attorney General Eric Holder. Brooke started her career at The Crane School of Music in New York studying classical music and performed as an opera singer throughout the US.