Bio

Chief Inclusion Officer- Influencer - Brand Marketer - Strategic Thinker - Results Driver - Storyteller - Spirited Team Member - Change Agent - Volunteer My personal brand tag line: “I bring life to brands”. I bring the needs of individuals, consumers and communities to the doorstep of corporations that can help. I am the Chief Diversity Officer for U.S. Bank. My mission is to leverage diversity, equity and inclusion as a business imperative inside our company and through our external activities. My focus areas include workplace culture, customer loyalty, supplier diversity, and community engagement. National and regional media outlets, including Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Bloomberg, American Banker and the StarTribune, have featured my DEI expertise. A recent profile in the Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal received a national journalism award for the publication. Zones of expertise during my Target years include: * Led Lifestyle Marketing * Led marketing efforts for Target’s first entry into Manhattan * Built the multicultural marketing expertise * Led sports marketing Current Community Leadership Service: • Co-Chair, Minnesota campaign for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF): From 2017-19, I co-lead a nearly $2 million fundraising effort to provide scholarship support for Minnesota students to attend, and general operating support for UNCF’s 37 member colleges. My leadership vision asks: Not what you do but why you do it? I place heart before head and bring vision, creativity, and results to my teams and partners. Colleagues call me a respected bridge builder and visionary.