Role on the team: I am the speaker whisperer and content approver.

What do you do when you are not working on TEDx? I’m a partner at The Hired Pens (www.thehiredpens.com), where I write copy and help leaders find and shape their big ideas for high-impact stages. When I’m not working, you can find me walking really fast around town while listening to true crime podcasts or spending time with my husband, our two sons, and our ragdoll cats.

Favorite TED Talk ever: In the spirit of bringing more levity to the stage this year, one of my favorite recent talks was from scientist and investor Simone Giertz: “Why You Should Make Useless Things.”

Favorite part of TEDxPortsmouth: As a writer, there is nothing more satisfying than seeing these talks go from rough ideas to polished speeches. By show time, I know these talks by heart and follow along in my head as our speakers hit their marks. I’m always so proud of them!

And, if you could see any historical figure, living or dead, give a TED Talk who would it be and what would they talk about? How about Eleanor Roosevelt talking about gender identity?