Speaking Experience & Advocacy Work
Highlights
NAIFA (National Association of Insurance and Financial Ad9visors—Massachusetts affiliate)
Attendees: CEO's, Managing Partners, Sales Agents
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity; Living Life to the Fullest
(MPI) Meeting Professionals International—Newark, NJ
Attendees: Meeting Planners, Professional Speakers, Booking Agents
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity; Living Life to the Fullest
Prudential Financial Pre-Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Conference--Toronto, ON
Attendees: 300 Business Managers and MDRT Qualifying Sales Agents
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity; Living Life to the Fullest
Facebook Headquarters--Palo Alto, CA
Attendees: 200 Engineers, broadcast live to 1500+ Facebook employees globally
Purpose: Motivational; How Facebook's social media promotes social good and had an impact on my life
American Heart Association “Heart of New York Gala”—Waldorf Astoria, New York City
Audience: 1,000 physicians, survivors, newscasters, and AHA affiliates
Purpose: Heart disease and women: Recognizing the need to take charge of your health
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting--Atlanta, GA
Audience: 4,000--National Forum for scientists in the pharmaceutical/biomedical/biotechnological community
Purpose: Lessons Learned from a Relationship with Medicine; Motivational
Friends Health Connection Keynote Speaker—Kessler Institute, West Orange, NJ
Audience: Kessler employees/patients, public ticket holders
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
Princeton University “Reflections on Diversity” lecture—Princeton, NJ
Audience: Princeton University Freshman Class of 2004
Purpose: Nominated/selected speaker, making the most of your college experience
Other Noteworthy Appearances
International Radio and TV Society (IRTS) Gold Medal Awards Dinner—Pierre Hotel, New York City
Audience: Over 400 top media industry professionals
Purpose: Honoring Campbell Soup Company and Hearst Corporation for excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility
Nationwide Provident Annual Sales Convention—Cancun, Mexico
Audience: CEO, VP’s, National Managing Partners, Sales honorees
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society National Executive Directors Meeting--Las Vegas, Nevada
Audience: 200 LLS Executive Directors, National Leadership Management, and Team and Training leaders
Purpose: Motivational; Using Challenges to Channel Creativity and Inspiration
New Jersey School Counselors Association (NJSCA)--Long Branch, NJ
Attendees: 1,200 School Counselors, Counselor Educators, Supervisors, Graduate Students, Interns
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity; Living Life to the Fullest
Pfizer Corporation--New York, NY
Attendees: Global Meeting for Research and Development Leadership
Purpose: Lessons Learned from a Relationship with Medicine; Motivational
Nathan’s Famous Corporation Annual Conference—Long Island, NY
Attendees: Corporate employees and national managers
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity; Living Life to the Fullest
Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield—Naples, FL
Audience: Top national executives and Sales honorees
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
International Transplant Nurses Annual Convention (ITNS)/Transplant Recipients International Convention (TRIO)—St. Louis, MO
Attendees: 500 Transplant Nurses, Transplant Recipients
Purpose: Motivational; Impact of Organ Donation and Nursing care on Transplant Recipients
Vision User Group Annual Conference—Salt Lake City, UT
Attendees: 1,000 users of Siemens' dedicated hospital software, executives
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity; Living Life to the Fullest
Guardian Life Insurance Leader’s Club Conference—San Diego, CA
Attendees: CEO, VP’s, National Managing Partners, 700 Sales Honorees
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity; Living Life to the Fullest
Roche Pharmaceuticals—Nutley, NJ
Attendees: U.S. Headquarters Employees
Purpose: Organ Donation Education; Motivational
New Jersey State Police Benevolent Association (NJSPBA) Convention--Mohegan Sun, CT
Attendees: 1,000 PBA state delegates
Purpose: Organ Donation Education; Motivational
Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey (PIANJ)—Monroe, NJ
Attendees: Business forum for female leaders in the insurance industry
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity; Living Life to the Fullest
Tulsa Health Department Fall Health Summit—Tulsa, OK
Attendees: Health Department employees/affiliates, medical personnel, middle school, high school, and college students
Purpose: Motivational; Living Life to the Fullest; Recognizing the need to take charge of your health
Vogue/Swarovski Crystal Red Dress Kick-off Event—New York, NY
Attendees: Condé Nast, AHA Affiliates, Press
Purpose: Heart Disease and women: Recognizing the need to take charge of your health
LifeCell Corporation—Branchburg, NJ
Attendees: CEO, 400 employees
Purpose: Motivational; Organ & Tissue Donation Awareness
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Lone Star Blood Cancer Conference--Dallas, TX
Attendees: 500 patients, caregivers, medical personnel
Purpose: Motivational; How cancer can be a source of empowerment
Wealth Development Strategies Annual Meeting—Houston, TX
Audience: Managing Partner, Sales Force
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
Somerset Leadership Summit—Bernardsville, NJ
Attendees: Somerset County Board of Freeholders, Business Leaders, Award Honorees
Purpose: Motivational; Inspiring Community Stewardship
Irish Chamber of Commerce (NJ Chapter)—Morristown, NJ
Attendees: Business leaders from NY/NJ region
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity; Living Life to the Fullest
American Heart Association “Heart of the Hamptons” Gala—Southampton, NY
Attendees: 600 Business leaders, Physicians, and AHA affiliates
Purpose: Heart Disease and women: Recognizing the need to take charge of your health
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Blood Cancer Conference--Hershey, PA
Attendees: 500 patients, caregivers, medical personnel
Purpose: Motivational; How cancer can be a source of empowerment
American Heart Association Affiliate Board Meeting and Ceremony—Long Island, NY
Attendees: AHA Board Members and Award Honorees
Purpose: Motivational; Heart Disease Awareness
American Heart Association CEO Fundraiser Kick-off Meeting—Long Island, NY
Attendees: 50 CEO's
Purpose: Rallying financial support and company participation for “Heart Walk” fundraiser ($28,000 raised in that session)
AHA “Women With Heart” Luncheon—Long Island, NY
Attendees: 500 AHA Board Members and Affiliates, Business Leaders, Physicians
Purpose: Heart Disease and women: Recognizing the need to take charge of your health
Somerset County Library Association—Bridgewater, NJ
Attendees: Somerset County Association of Librarians
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity; Living Life to the Fullest
Ho Ho Kus Elementary School—Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
Attendees: 400 Elementary School Children (grades 5-8)
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity; Living Life to the Fullest; Education about Organ Donation/Disability Awareness
Transplantation/Heart Assist Device Symposium—Philadelphia, PA
Audience: Cardiologists, Thoratec executives
Purpose: The Heartmate LVAD as destination therapy
Zenith Marketing Group—Woodbridge, NJ
Audience: Executives and Sales Force
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity; Living Life to the Fullest
American Heart Association—North Jersey Gala
Audience: Business Professionals, Cardiologists, Medical Affiliates
Purpose: Heart Disease and Women: Recognizing the need to take charge of
your health
American Heart Association—Monmouth County Gala
Audience: Business Professionals, Cardiologists, Medical Affiliates
Purpose: Heart Disease and Women: Recognizing the need to take charge of
your health
Nationwide Provident Annual Sales Convention—Cancun, Mexico
Audience: CEO, VP’s, National Managing Partners, Sales honorees
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
Nationwide Provident Managing Partners Convention—Miami, FL
Audience: CEO, VP’s, National Managing Partners
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
The Patriot Financial Group—Boston, MA
Audience: CEO, Managing Partner, Sales Force
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
American Heart Association “Heart of New York Gala”—New York City
Audience: 1,000 physicians, survivors, newscasters, and AHA affiliates
Purpose: Heart disease and women: Recognizing the need to take charge of your health
Nationwide Provident Managing Partners Convention—Miami, FL
Audience: CEO, VP’s, National Managing Partners
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
“Gift of Life” State Youth Conference—Kansas City, MO
Audience: State-wide high school students
Purpose: Promoting Organ Donation Awareness/Involvement; Motivation
Fleet Insurance Convention—New Jersey
Audience: Managing Partners, Sales Force
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
Bellmare Financial Group—Cranford, NJ
Audience: Managing Partner, Sales Force
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
Friends Health Connection Keynote Speaker—Kessler Institute, West Orange, NJ
Audience: Kessler employees/patients, public ticket holders
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
“Women With Heart Luncheon”, American Heart Association--Lawrenceville, NJ
Audience: 500 business leaders
Purpose: Purpose: Heart disease and women: Recognizing the need to take charge of your health
AHA Research Lobby Day Spokesperson—Washington, DC
Audience: Senators/Representatives
Purpose: Lobbied for increased Heart Disease/Stroke Funding
AHA Heart Walk Promotion Breakfast—Lawrenceville, NJ
Audience: Local Business Leaders
Purpose: Rallied for corporate sponsorship/participation in Heart Walk
Research Associates Annual Convention—Reading, PA
Audience: 200 independent business owners
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
Pennswood Village Retirement Community—Newton, PA
Audience: 250 residents
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
Temple Shalom—Morristown, NJ
Audience: Middle school/High School Students
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
Old York Elementary School’s “Jump Rope for the Heart”—Branchburg, NJ
Audience: 1st and 2nd grade students
Purpose: Promoting heart healthiness/motivational
Chester Bragg Elementary School—Chester, NJ
Audience: 2nd and 3rd grade students
Purpose: Motivational/promoting disability awareness
Princeton Rotary Club—Princeton, NJ
Audience: Princeton business leaders
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
Chelsea Assisted Living Retirement Facility—Watchung, NJ
Audience: 100 residents
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center—New Brunswick, NJ
Audience: Medical Students
Purpose: The Organ Donation process and the importance of patient-doctor relations
Sharing Network’s Organ Donor Family Ceremony—Edison, NJ
Audience: 700 members of donor families/transplant recipients
Purpose: Organ Donation and its profound impact on recipients’ lives
Somerset Patriots Baseball Game—Bridgewater, NJ
Audience: Stadium crowd of 7,000
Purpose: Promoting Organ Donation/Involvement
Somerset County Board of Freeholders—Somerville, NJ
Audience: Board of Freeholders
Purpose: Urged passing of bill to include organ donor sign-up info in NJ state paychecks
Gift of Life Organ Donor Family Ceremony—Philadelphia, PA
Audience: 500 members of donor families/transplant recipients
Purpose: Organ Donation and its profound impact on recipients’ lives
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation—West Orange, NJ
Audience: Amputee in-patients and out-patients
Purpose: Amputation is a challenge, not a disability
Bedminster Elementary School—Bedminster, NJ
Audience: 2nd and 3rd grade students
Purpose: Motivational; promoting organ donation/disability awareness
Princeton University “Reflections on Diversity” lecture—Princeton, NJ
Audience: Princeton University Freshman Class of 2004
Purpose: Nominated/selected speaker, making the most of your college experience
Nassau Club—Princeton NJ
Audience: 150 Princeton University Alumni
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
Princeton University “Hot Topics” session—Princeton, NJ
Audience: University professors and students
Purpose: Promoting Organ Donation/Heart Disease/Disability awareness
Manhattan Supreme Courts—New York City
Audience: Judges, lawyers, court officers, and clerks
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
Manville Rotary Club—Manville, NJ
Audience: Local business leaders
Purpose: Motivational; Overcoming Adversity, Living Life to the Fullest
American Legion Women’s Auxiliary—Bridgewater, NJ
Audience: American Legion members, selected Girls’ State honorees and their families
Purpose: Motivational; how leadership can make a difference
American Heart Association National Conference—Atlanta, GA
Audience: International/National cardiologists
Purpose: Living on the “Heartmate” mechanical assist device.
Planet Hollywood Promotional Event with Julio Iglesias Jr.—New York City
Audience: Press conference w/local & national reporters
Purpose: The Importance of Organ Donation
Philadelphia “Walk/Run For Organ Donation”—Philadelphia, PA
Audience: Organ Walk Participants, Mayor Ed Rendell
Purpose: Rallied crowd for the cause/unveiled new name of Philadelphia’s “Gift of Life” Foundation
Bridgewater Lutheran Church—Bridgewater, NJ
Audience: Congregation
Purpose: Motivational; The role of faith in overcoming obstacles
1999/98 Elementary Schools: Chester, Bedminster, Somerville, Montgomery,
Branchburg, Hillside Intermediate (Bridgewater/Raritan)
Audience: 1st-8th grade students
Purpose: Motivational; Organ Donation/Heart Disease/Disability Awareness