Advocacy in Action​ ​(Speaking & Engagements)

Live and virtual engagements where I’ve spoken with communities about stroke awareness, advocacy, and lived experience.
Advocacy & Community
Back On Beat: Stroke Recovery & What Comes Next — Panelist — Voices of Possibility, Thriving After Stroke — New York, NY | May 2026
NYC Go Red for Women Celebration — Featured Survivor — ​New York, NY | ​April 2026
​CycleNation NYC — Survivor Speaker  — New York, NY | March 2026
Westchester-Fairfield Go Red for Women Celebration — Featured Survivor — ​White Plains, NY | ​March 2026
YogaSix White Plains — Survivor Speaker — Heart Flow & Health — White Plains, NY | February 2026
CycleNation NYC — Mission Moment — 2026 Board Kick-off — New York, NY | December 2025
​Cor Vitae Society at the Bruce Museum of Arts & Science  — Panelist — Cos Cob, CT | September 2025
CycleNation Denver — Survivor Speaker  — Denver, CO | September 2025
CycleNation NYC — Mission Moment — Virtual | March 2025
Long Island Go Red for Women Celebration — Featured Survivor — ​Woodbury, NY | February 2025
Westchester-Fairfield Go Red Executive Breakfast — Survivor Speaker — White Plains, NY | February 2025
Healthcare & Clinical Engagement
American Heart Association Westchester/Fairfield — Mission Moment — Board Meeting — White Plains, NY | May 2026
​Cardiovascular Health in Girls and Women Consensus Meeting — Panelist — Boston, MA | March 2026
International Stroke Conference — Panelist — Acute Ischemic Stroke Guidelines: Q&A Part II: Early Medical Management and Systems of Care and Prehospital Fireside Chat — New Orleans, LA | February 2026
​American Heart Association New York City — Mission Moment — Board Meeting —  New York, NY | January 2026
​Media & Features
​​News12 Westchester — Interview — ​White Plains, NY | ​March 2026
News12 Westchester — Interview — ​White Plains, NY | ​February 2025
Univision — Interview — ​White Plains, NY | ​November 2024
Recognizing overlooked signs and lived experiences is central to my advocacy, because missed or delayed diagnoses can change the course of a life. If you’re looking to bring lived experience into your community, organization, or event, I’d welcome a conversation.