Speaking History

My favorite topic is anything related to Success Principles for Women in Technology, Technology trends, Goal Setting, Networking Technology, Programmability, Security, and Community Engagement leveraging technology. These are mostly presentations, but more publications and features are located here.

Success Talks to Date:

Women in Technology

  • 8.11.2021 - Transformation Continuum Live Stream. Also available HERE.

  • 5.5.2021 - DIFest Panel (Served as Host & Panelist): Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Tech

  • 4.11.2021 - Career Launch Live Show Panel on Women in Tech or HERE

  • 2021 Clubhouse regular weekly Tech Talk and Futurist Tech Room - Find me @TechDiva

  • 3.24.2021 - Clubhouse Panel on Women: The Future of Technology

  • 3.18.2021 - Capitol Area IT Council Panel for Women in Tech

  • 6.22.2020 - GRWebDev Women in Tech Panel Host

  • 6.10-12.2020 - Women Tech Net Global Virtual Conference - Speaker on “How to be a Successful Super Woman in Technology” and served as event Virtual Host for a day of main stage sessions transitioning between speakers and events.

  • 10.10.2019 - Inforum Technology NEXT Mainstage Panel on Emerging Transformation alongside Michelle Greene, Masco VP IT and Alex Yeung, Amway CIO

  • 7.25.2019 - Diversity and Women in Tech talk at DiverseNote to the next generation

  • 5.3.2019 - SE MI STEM Summit Panel Moderator - STEM Gender and Diversity Inclusion & Opportunity Gaps and How to Close Them

  • 3.30.2019 - National Center for Women in Technology - Michigan Aspiration Award Keynote Speaker on 'Lighting' up a Career in Tech

  • 2.5.2019 - Trace3/Data Strategy Conference Women Lunch Keynote - How to ignite a career in tech?

  • 12.19.2018 - Speaker on Logicalis Empowered Women series. Topic was three gifts for your career: Mentoring, Community, and Gratitude

  • 9.13.2018 - Panel on Diversity for Project Rising T.I.D.E Launch party by Grand Circus

  • 8.26.2018 - BarCampGR Talk on Diversity in Technology

  • 1.9.2017 – Kent County ISD and MCWT – Career Panel

  • 4.2014 – Michigan State University Women in Computing – Women in Tech Panel Member

  • 4.6.2012- Davenport University Women Day –  “Integration into a Male Dominated Industry”

Security

  • 10.26.2021 - University of Maryland Tech Career panel on Cyber jobs

  • 12.14.2018 - CTE Cyber Security Career Pathways - Michigan Summit. Panel speaker on the opportunities in security careers.

  • 1.19.2018 - ISSA Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)-  Keynote on Cisco Security and Ransomware – “Security in a World Digitization – It’s all about the Data Baby!”

  • 9.14.2014 - West Michigan Cisco User – Security Keynote in Partnership with Mike Davis from Sentinel Technologies

  • 7.19.2013 – Angelbeat - Rob Gerber – Cisco Security Best Practices

  • 5.3.2013 – CDW Event – “Today’s Mobile Workforce” – Leadership Panel

  • 4.5.2013 - Security on the Move in the Clouds (SoMIC) Conference 2013 - ”BYOD and What It Means for the Network”

  • 1.7.2012 – Winter Working Connections Conference – Cisco NetAcad - Keeping Up with Mobility & Security (Cisco TrustSec) 

Programmability

  • 7.27.2021 - GR Web Dev - Journey to Multi-Cloud

  • 5.27.2020 - West Michigan Cisco User Group - Virtual Host - Developing Automated Workflows with Cisco APIs

  • 11.27.2019 - GR Web Dev - Network as Code

  • 8.9.2019 - Software Defined Networking and leveraging a DevOps Mindset at BarCampGR

  • 7.24.2019 - Intent Based Networking at Angelbeat Detroit

  • 12.4.2018 - Cisco Design Thinking Session at Cisco Live Latin Americas in the NetDevOps Forum

  • 10.24.2018 - Panel Leader/Contributor for West Michigan Cisco User Group on topic "Network Automation"

  • Spring 2018 - Lecture on Software Defined Networking for Calvin College x95 Speaker Series

  • 10.12.2017 – Grand Circus and MCWT – Career Panel for Develop(HER) Bootcamp

Internet of Things

  • Frequent host/speaker in the “IIoT” Club on the topic of IoT. Find me @TechDiva

  • 6.1.2019 - Beer City Code - Developer Conference - Kid Track Presentation on 'The Magic of IoT"

  • 5.26.2016 - Detroit Startup Weekend - "What Drives IoT and the Magic of Digitization"

  • 2.2015 - Focus Hope – Internet of Everything

  • 9.9.2014 - Michigan Digital Government Summit – Cisco Internet of Things

  • 7.2014 – Angelbeat – Cisco Internet of Things

Misc

  • 8.20.2021 - IT Serve Alliance Chapter Event Hostess and Transformation Panel Moderator

  • 6.19.2020 - Awaken Your Power Virtual Retreat Host/Speaker on Goal Setting/Success

  • 6.11.2020 - Association for Women in Communication- Panel member for “Beyond Powerpoint: Today's Communications Technology Tools”

  • 9.30.2019 - Association for Women in Communication -Panel member for "Curating Digital Content: Telling your brand’s story in the digital age". 

  • 4.25.2019 - AWC: Know to Grow: 6 P's in Podcasting - Recording HERE

  • 7.2012 - University of North Texas (UNT) Computer Information Systems Organization (CISO) Meeting– Keynote Speaker on Trends in IT

  • 12.2012 - DemoCamp 3 in Lansing, MI – Social Media for Art 

  • 12.21.2011 - Interview Guest for Bottom Line IT Report Podcast – Michigan Business Network 

  • 1.15.2011 - 2011 Michigan Cisco Academy Conference - “Next Generation Data Centers: Design Considerations and Knowledge Baseline”

  • 6.2009 - Live Event "Why I should be a CIO?" Panel presentation and discussion

  • 9.2009 – MISA – Michigan Information Systems Association Keynote Speaker – “The Enabled Worker: Ubiquitous Communication”

  • 12.2005 - Keynote Speaker for University of North Texas Graduation Ceremony

Adjunct Courses

Davenport University

*Wireless Networking and Security [IAAS325] (Spring 2008) - Based on CWSP Material.
*Information Warfare and Security Class [IAAS330] (Fall 2008 and Fall 2009) - Explores theory on the offensive and defensive security.
*Computer Selection and Training [CISP313] (Winter 2008) - Built around CompTIA IT Project + Certification
*Biometric Fundamentals [IAAS222]- (Fall 2008) Covers biometric technologies.
*Wireless Security [IAAS325] (Spring 2008)- Based on CWSP Material

Lansing Community College

Cisco Networking Academy CCNA Courses
*Accessing the WAN [CITN245] (Fall 2011) - Introduction to LAN switches and wireless technologies.
*Networking Devices [CITN225] (Fall 2010) - Introduction to routing technologies.
*Networking Concepts [CITN220] (Fall 2009 and Fall 2010)
Introduction to networking technologies.  
*VoIP Fundamentals [CITN228] (Spring 2010)
Developed Curriculum and Taught this Convergence (Voice and Data)