CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Can We Talk?™ Fourth National Issues Forum has invited nationally renowned speakers with outstanding
credentials who can bring important insights on managing diversity, cross-cultural communications and promoting organizational change that values differences.
Sandra Guzman, an EMMY award-winning journalist with more than 10 years experience in broadcast, newspaper, magazine and Internet journalism. Former editor-in-chief of
LATINA Magazine, Guzman is also the author of The Latina’s Bible: A Nueva Latina’s Guide to Love, Sex, Spirituality, and la Vida. Her experience writing, editing and producing stories about her community has made her a leading expert in journalism and issues concerning the U.S. Hispanic market.
Valerie A. Lemmie, City Manager for Cincinnati, Ohio,. Ms Lemmie is Cincinnati’s 1st
black female City Manager. She comes to the city amid a climate of racial distrust and struggling communication. Prior to Cincinnati, Ms Lemmie served as City Manager for the Cities of Dayton, Ohio and Petersburg, VA. As the City’s chief administrative officer, Lemmie supervises city policy implementation, controls government finances and provides continuity and support to the Mayor. A distinguished speaker, Lemmie has made numerous presentations at conferences on an array of topics. Her service includes international arenas where she has met with leaders and served on delegations to Japan, Korea, Australia, and South Africa.
Ann J. Simonton, activist and former top model has appeared on the covers of Sports Illustrated, and, Seventeen, and on the pages of Vogue and many other national magazines. Simonton is one of the nation’s leading authorities on the effects of media images and has traveled nation-wide to present her compelling expose on the disturbing consequences of media images. She is the founder and Director of Media Watch and is the recipient of the Feminist Heroine of the Year Award.
Sheila
Wellington, President of Catalyst, the nation’s premier, nonprofit research and advisory organization on women’s private sector leadership. Wellington was one of the first women officers of Yale University. She worked in the public health arena for over 20, serving on the faculty of Yale Medical School and as director of two major mental health facilities. She authored Be Your Own Mentor, which details the insights of top working women and spearheaded the most comprehensive research to date on women of color in U.S. corporate management.
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Valerie A. Lemmie, City Manager for Cincinnati, Ohio,. Ms Lemmie is Cincinnati’s 1st
black female City Manager. She comes to the city amid a climate of racial distrust and struggling communication. Prior to Cincinnati, Ms Lemmie served as City Manager for the Cities of Dayton, Ohio and Petersburg, VA. As the City’s chief administrative officer, Lemmie supervises city policy implementation, controls government finances and provides continuity and support to the Mayor. A distinguished speaker, Lemmie has made numerous presentations at conferences on an array of topics. Her service includes international arenas where she has met with leaders and served on delegations to Japan, Korea, Australia, and South Africa.
Sheila
Wellington, President of Catalyst, the nation’s premier, nonprofit research and advisory organization on women’s private sector leadership. Wellington was one of the first women officers of Yale University. She worked in the public health arena for over 20, serving on the faculty of Yale Medical School and as director of two major mental health facilities. She authored Be Your Own Mentor, which details the insights of top working women and spearheaded the most comprehensive research to date on women of color in U.S. corporate management.
