Speaking & thought leadership
I share lessons from leading enterprise accessibility training at Deque and from over 20 years at State Farm leading large-scale modernization. Topics include accessibility as a quality attribute, the realities of modernizing complex systems, and why empathy still matters in an AI-accelerated world. The sessions are practical. No jargon, no theory. What I've watched work and fail in real rooms.
They book me when they want people to leave knowing what to do. Not just knowing more.
My day job is training. Monday through Friday, I teach accessibility and leadership to practitioners at real organizations. What I bring to a conference session is not research. It is what I watched work, and what I watched fail, in rooms full of people with real deadlines.
Most speakers have given a talk a handful of times. I have delivered these sessions hundreds of times, to hundreds of different rooms. I know where people get stuck, which examples land, and how to bring a skeptical audience along.
You will not get that from a speaker who shows up once a year.
You Can't Afford Not To: Accessibility for Small Business on a Real Budget
Practical, budget-conscious approach. Best for: small business forums, startup events.
Checklists Don't Build Culture. Leaders Do.
Leadership behaviors and ownership. Best for: executive forums, leadership conferences.
The One Thing AI Cannot Do (And Why That Changes Everything)
Where AI belongs in your work and where it doesn't. Best for: innovation events, tech-forward conferences.
Why Change Management Fails (It's Not the Technology)
Modernization and organizational change. Best for: enterprise IT forums, transformation conferences.
Formats include keynotes, conference sessions, and internal leadership workshops.
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If you're organizing a conference, PMI chapter event, or leadership forum and want grounded, practical sessions, I'd be glad to talk.
Available formats: keynotes, 45-minute conference sessions, 90-minute workshops, and internal leadership training. Speaking fee negotiable based on audience size and conference scope.
Speaker kit includes bio, headshot, topic descriptions, and AV requirements.
See me in action: Recent conference sessions on accessibility transformation and change management. Full sessions available on request.
Additional sessions available on request.
Where I have spoken
Confirmed conference sessions and invited talks scheduled for 2026.
PMI Mass Bay · 2026 Professional Development Conference • September 25, 2026
Novel interactive format: 60-minute live on-stage conversation with AI exploring real project challenges. Best for: leadership forums, innovation conferences, tech-forward PMI chapters. Unique, memorable, discussion-starter.
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University of Illinois · WebCon 2026 · April 2026
University of Illinois · WebCon 2026 · April 2026
CSUN Assistive Technology Conference · March 2026
CSUN Assistive Technology Conference · March 2026
PMI Global Conference – Phoenix
Interview with an AI: Why Empathy Still Drives Project Success
University of Illinois – WebCon 2025
How to Incorporate Accessibility into Your Agile Sprints
CSUN 2025
How to Incorporate Accessibility into Your Agile Sprints
University of Illinois – WebCon 2024
Future Trends & Innovations in Accessibility
Deque axe-con 2022 / AccessU 2022
PMI Global Conference – San Diego
Agile, The PMBOK® Guide, and Agile Tools
PMI Central Illinois Chapter Conference
Leading Distributed Teams & the Role of Controlled Innovation