Hello!
If you landed on this page, thank you for stopping by to learn more about me.
I was born in Atlanta, Georgia and have lived primarily in the Southeast, with the exception of four years in Germany, where I worked as a civilian for the Department of the Army in Newspaper, Public Affairs, and Social Services. I then spent two years in Saudi Arabia where I worked as a program analyst for a joint military services operation. I relocated to the San Antonio area late May 2016.
In addition to government service, my career path includes 15 years at one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. The first few years I worked in marketing support for the pharmaceutical business before moving into a communications role in procurement. During the last 12 years, I was responsible for HR Communications and the branding and upscaling of Inclusion and Diversity from a US concept to a global strategic initiative.
In 2011, I resigned from my corporate role to follow my dream of writing and publishing books. In the last seven years, I’ve written seven books, published six, contributed to seven best-selling anthologies, spoken at events both big and small, and coached hundreds of men and women to fearlessly chase their dreams — just like I did! One of my most successful coaching clients is now a published author himself.
I’m glad I took time away from my original career path to focus on my creative aspirations. Now that I’ve got that out of my system, I’m itching to jump back into the hustle and bustle of the business world. I’ve missed working in a team environment. I’ve missed setting and exceeding goals. But most of all, I’ve missed contributing to something much bigger than myself.
Looking back, a consistent theme I heard from colleagues and managers is that I have the ability to achieve stellar results in short periods of time. In one performance review, an Air Force Colonel wrote that I was within the top five percent of all civilian action officers he had known in 25 years of service! That sentiment was echoed by a private sector manager who wrote in my performance review that I could do more in nine months than most people can do in a year or more. Bottom line: I get things done!
What drives me?
Big hairy audacious goals. Comradery. Hard work AND hard play. Learning. Growing. Asking lots of questions. Listening for the threads of similarity between seemingly different positions. Being the best that I can be. Inspiring the best in others.
My goal is to find a company whose vision and mission inspires me — a company I can believe in. It also means finding an environment where my skills will be not only be valued, but also utilized. I know I bring a lot to the table and I’m hungry to make a difference.
When I find the company where I can make the most comprehensive use of my skills to move the organization forward, you can bet that’s where I’ll seek to land!
