professional speaker

Shortly after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, I started educating digital teams, content creators, and marketing leaders about accessible best practices for social media through virtual speaking engagements and expert interviews.

Between 2020 and 2025, I presented to digital professionals at organizations, publications, and events around the world, including notable names like Adweek, John Deere, the World Health Organization, Sprout Social, the National ADA Symposium, Harvard University, MIT, Johns Hopkins University, and the U.S. Congressional Progressive Caucus. Keep scrolling to see the full list of where I've spoken over the years.

In early 2025, I decided to stop taking on new speaking engagements to prioritize my mental health and focus on more accessible ways to educate people around the world.

If you're looking for a speaker to present on accessible social media practices, I recommend visiting the Accessible Social Experts Directory.

past speaking engagements

brands and businesses

• 3Play Media
• Adweek
• Dell Technologies
• eSSENTIAL Accessibility
• Fundraising Everywhere
• GoFundMe
• Hachette Book Group
• HeyOrca
• John Deere
• Lockheed Martin
• National Institute for Social Media (2x)
• Siemens
• Sked Social
• Sprout Social
• Tailwind

conferences and summits

• Association of Florida Colleges Conference
• All Day All Night Conference
• BASIS7-ANEP Conference
• California Community Colleges Info Security & Accessibility Workshops
• Call Two Action
• CASE Social Media & Community Conference
• Cincinnati Together Digital
• CreativePro Design + Accessibility Summit
• Digital Summit Tampa
• eduWeb eduSnacks
• Florida College System SGA  Advisors Conference
• FPRA Annual Conference
• Government Social Media Conference (GSMCON)
• HighEdWeb Accessibility Summit
• Independent College Bookstore Association Conference
• Iowa Tourism Conference
• Museum Association of New York Conference
• National ADA Symposium (2x)
• North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Conference
• Public Affairs Council Digital Media and Advocacy Summit
• PSEWEB Conference (2x)
• Ragan Communications Social Media Conference
• Rhodes College NACA Marketing Week
• Social Fresh
• Social Pulse Summit
• State of Social (3x)
• University of Cincinnati, Digital Inclusion Day

government and municipal

• Accessibility Community of Practice (Canada)
• California State Information Officers Council (SiOC)
• City of Portland, Oregon
• Cumbria County Council
• The Lehigh Valley Arts & Cultural Alliance (2x)
• NHS Lanarkshire
• Oak Park Township
• Public Sector Headspace
• Township Communicators of Illinois
• U.S. Congressional Progressive Caucus Digital Staff

groups, clubs, and classes

• Comms Creatives
• JPRO Masterclass (3x)
• Pop Chat Happy Hour
• Social Media for Humans Club
• TechSoup Connect TX Chapter

marketing, advertising, and PR agencies

• 160 Over 90
• 18 Coffees
• 25th Hour Communications
• Accelerate360
• Burness
• Clarity
• Creative Solutions
• HeX Productions
• Honeycomb
• Ignite Social
• Lost Tribe Esports
• Martin Waymire PR
• Neat and Nimble
• Nifty Method
• Ologie
• OneMagnify
• Proof Strategies
• Takeaway
• United Talent Agency

non-governmental and nonprofit organizations

• ADA Coalition of Connecticut
• AdventHealth
• American Library Association
• American Marketing Association Pittsburgh
• Developmental Pathways
• Empower: abilities
• Great Lakes ADA Center (2x)
• Illinois Library Association
• International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies
• ISRAEL21c
• Service Dog Alliance of Florida
• SHEEO Comms Group
• World Health Organization

public relations chapters

• FPRA—Dick Pope/Polk Chapter
• FPRA—Lake Chapter
• FPRA—Space Coast Chapter
• FPRA—Tallahassee Chapter
• PRSA—Cincinnati Chapter
• PRSA—Dayton Chapter
• PRSA—Michigan Chapter
• PRSA—North Carolina Chapter
• PRSSA Reimagined
• Public Relations Association of Mississippi
• PR Council of Alabama—East Alabama Chapter

schools and education

• Berry College
• Clemson University
• California State University, Fresno
• Harvard University
• Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support (ICSPS) - ISU (2x)
• Illinois Community Colleges Online Accessibility Committee
• Imperial College London
• Johns Hopkins University
• Kansas State University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Old Dominion University
• Rosalind Franklin University
• Stuttgart University
• University College London
• University of Alabama
• University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
• University of Iowa
• University of Michigan
• University of Nevada, Reno
• University of Newcastle (AU)
• University of Southern California (5x)
• University of Tampa
• University of Texas, Austin
• University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
• Vancouver Island University
• Vanderbilt University
• Wheaton College
• Youngstown State University