As an award-winning DE&I leader, community curator and writer, Virginia's ethos sits her at the intersection of community equity and storytelling - helping organizations “disrupt unjust systems, and document untold stories.” Her work has driven systemic change to build and sustain a diverse and inclusive community posture and company culture for organizations throughout the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Australia. Working alongside executive, marketing and HR teams to create DE&I strategies for brands such as: Bumble Inc., Burton Snowboards, lululemon Athletica, Gensler, The World Economic Forum. 

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From 2016-2020 Virginia served as Director of Community Engagement and Social Equity for The University of Texas at Austin, helping drive the university's vision to become less of an ivory tower, and more of a community anchor. In 2019 she co-founded the award-winning social-impact company, Rosa Rebellion - a platform for creative activism by and for women of color.​

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As a storyteller she elevates conversations of identity, culture, resistance and style. Virginia is the co-author of the book As We Saw It: The Story of Integration at The University of Texas and has written for Essence Magazine, Vox Media, PopSugar, The Austin American Statesman and many more. 

 

Given her commitment to disrupt systemic isms and build resources for inclusive practices, I’ve been invited to speak at SXSW, Microsoft’s Blacks in Tech Symposium, J.P. Morgan Chase’s EmpowHER Conference, Stop Asian Hate Texas Forum, the Barbara Jordan Forum, TEDx, the University of Southern California, the University of East London, and the University of Western Australia's Social Impact Conference.

 

Over the years, I have been recognized for my work in community impact, racial equity, and storytelling, receiving the Social Justice Award from the Defamation League, Outstanding Young Alumni Award from The University of Texas at Austin; the Women of Distinction award from the Girl Scouts of Central Texas; Austin’s 40 Under 40 award for Public Affairs.

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Virginia holds a B.A. in history from Williams College and a M.A. in public affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. A native of Austin, Texas, she currently reside in Brooklyn, New York, where you can find her playing running, curating thrift finds for her closet and home and bringing people together.