I speak about issues connected to pop culture, disability, and social justice. I also perform at live lit storytelling events across the Chicago area.
February 2020: 1st Annual NAWSCERS- Oscars Storytelling Event
October 2019: Fan Studies Network National Conference – Keynote Speaker
May 2019: Appetite for Rock and Roll Storytelling
May 2018: Miss Spoken Live Lit
March 2016: C2E2: Fandom Year 1
April 2015: C2E2: Through Brightest Days & Blackest Nights – A Black Nerd Girl’s Journey
February 2015: Theater Wit: The convergence of fan culture, identity and commerce
October 2013: DataCoach: Creating a Data-Driven Workplace
October 2013: Content Jam: Web Analytics for Content Strategy
August 2012: ChicagoCOUNTS: Google Analytics for Non-Profits
August 2012: ChicagoCOUNTS: Create a Non-Profit Blog That Doesn’t Suck
September 2010: ChicagoCOUNTS: Web Analytics for Non-Profits
September 2010: National Catholic Development Conference: Social Media: Can’t Live Without It!
June 2010: Making Media Connections – Community Media Workshop: Web Analytics 101 – 201
August 2010: BlogHer Conference: Your Stats are a Business Asset
November 2009: Community Media Workshop: Web Analytics 101
July 2009: eduWeb, Chicago: Creating a Social Media Strategy for Alumni Communications
June 2009: Association for Women Journalists: Writing for the Web
February 2009 – June 2010: “Social Media for Professional Networking,” DePaul University
December 2008: “Creating a Podcast,” CASE District V conference
November 2008: Presenter, “Start Your Own Blog,” Workshop, International Women’s Press Association
November 2007: Moderator, “Unleashing the Potential of Social Media,” Publicity Club of Chicago
March 2007: Facilitator, “Critiquing the Written Portfolio,” Writing Workshop at Columbia College, Chicago
October 2006: Panel Participant, “Future Shock: How Everything You Know About Writing, Editing, and Reporting is About to be Wrong,” Association of Women Journalists – Chicago
June 2006: Panel Moderator, “Pitching to Independent Media,” Community Media Workshop’s Making Media Connections Conference
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