Speaking Engagements

Moderated panel on theme of Amplifying Voices: Embracing Difference and Change the Rules.

Panelists included:
Jessica Preece, PhD (Associate Professor, Brigham Young University)
Liz Owens (CEO, YWCA Utah)
Erin Mendenhall (Mayor, Salt Lake City)
Marlon Lynch (Chief Safety Officer, University of Utah)

Chartered ABS Annual Conference

Spoke on topic of Creating a diverse faculty, alongside colleagues from Liverpool Business School, Essex Business School, and Brighton Business School.

Session details: How business school can improve gender diversity; recruit more black, Asian and ethnic minority staff; and support underrepresented and disadvantaged staff (academic/professional services) into leadership positions.

AACSB Associate Dean’s Conference

Presented with Senior Associate Dean, Anne O’Leary-Kelly, to leaders from business schools all over the world at the annual Associate Dean’s Conference. Session description:
Given the #metoo movement, discussions of gender parity among MBA students, and the desire by many schools to improve, why hasn’t representation of tenure-track women in business schools increased significantly over time? What are schools doing about this? What could be hindering progress at a systemic level? At a societal level? In this session, we'll have a candid conversation with the audience about the answers to some of these questions, with insights from both research and first-hand experiences.

Women in Business Spring Alumni Event

Discussion with HBR Senior Associate Editor, Nicole Torres, and VP of Marketing at The Buckner Company, Lianna Kinard, at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business.

Learn more about this event here.

Utah Jazz Women’s History Month Networking Event

Speaking on women and career navigation with corporate partners and friends of the Utah Jazz

Audience included members of women’s employee resource groups from several of Utah’s most prominent companies

Edie Kochenour Memorial Event

Moderated discussion with University of Utah President Ruth Watkins and Salt Lake Community College President Deneece Huftalin on the topic of Effecting Change in Higher Education

My role included identifying the theme, designing panel questions and format (which were shared in advance), probing further into interesting topics, and facilitating questions asked by the audience.

UWHEN Leadership Conference

Proposal submitted and accepted to speak at the Utah Women in Higher Education Network Annual Spring Conference

Topic: Gender Equity in Business Schools