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Join us for 60-minute sessions featuring top creative industry professionals from across the country to discuss their work, career trajectory, changes occurring in the industry, and provide guidance for students looking to enter the sector.

Michelle is a communications professional with six years of experience leading public relations and storytelling across sectors. From in-house communications in the international development sector, to agency experience with social impact clients, Michelle brings versatility and a global lens to her work — whether its content development for nonprofit initiatives or executing thought leadership strategies for corporate foundations. She also has a demonstrated commitment to social inclusion inside and outside the office. At Weber Shandwick, she was the chairperson of the Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Committee in DC and in her client work, she led purpose-driven integrated communications campaigns. As a manager at PwC, she now coordinates external communications for CEO Action, an initiative that mobilizes the business community to advance D&I. Michelle is also the founder of Autism Articulated, a blog that has shared diverse perspectives on autism with more than 28,300 readers in 98 countries. She is a proud Ugandan-American with a passion for all things diaspora engagement, disability inclusion and sub-Saharan Africa.