ME
Daughter | Wife | Mommy | Friend | Contributor | Diversity Marketer | Conference Speaker
MUSINGS
“What She Said”
MOMENTS
Catch Me Outside!
ME
I am indeed a Southern girl. I was born in South Carolina and currently reside in North Carolina - exactly a four hour drive door to door. I still visit the same home I grew up in, on the same land my great-grandfather secured for his heirs, whose own grandmother escaped from slavery - my roots go deep in the South.
When I hear the saying, “I am the hope and the dream of the slave,” it gives me chills because I embrace that reality. So everyday is the/a PRESENT (gift) and I know it comes to me from those that survived and toiled in conditions that did not resemble my own comforts.
I appreciate all the people, places and things that have made me who I am - really! Maybe it’s the result of being an only child. If I’ve had the pleasure of developing a relationship with you, then you are probably family. Family is a central part of my life - immediate family and my self-created family.
Officially, I am a fifty year old college graduate, mom of three boys, daughter, sorority sister and friend.
IT
The majority of my career has been spent as a technology marketer in a location filled with talented, educated individuals dedicated to the same pursuit. Along the way, I’ve learned a lot of lessons, some without the benefit of a job at the end, contributed to product launches that are still a critical part of the average technologists’ toolbox and juggled raising a few kids along the way. And now, I’m expanding my own toolbox with Diversity & Inclusion work, to round-out my contributions to the technology industry.
As a Girl Raised In the South, by a host of great women and men, I am reflecting and sharing what it means to be an I.T. girl and an IT girl in a space that I’m defining along the way.
This medium provides a spot to share the thoughts swirling in my head (MUSINGS), put a spotlight on other women who embrace the values of GRITS and let you know where I’ll be so I can meet a new friend. In the meantime, in between time, you can use any of the buttons below to stay in contact.
MUSINGS /ˈmyo͞oziNG/ a period of reflection or thought.
I recently had the opportunity to share my career journey with Trisha Fraley, host of the Out of the Fire podcast. Check it out on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
It’s a profession, a passion and a purpose all rolled into one. Use the form below to ask me a burning question, share your feedback from an event or book me to speak at your upcoming event.