Rooted in Gratitude: How Diana Carrillo Leads with Heart, Heritage, and Purpose
Rooted in Gratitude: How Diana Carrillo Leads with Heart, Heritage, and Purpose Published September 2026Diana Carrillo is a people-first HR…
Roots in Motion | How Rudi Lopez is Turning Cultural Pride Into Global Impact
Roots in Motion: How Rudi Lopez is Turning Cultural Pride Into Global Impact Published September 2026For Rudi Lopez, his Dominican…
A Legacy of Sacrifice and Storytelling | How Lisa Gonzales is Informing and Inspiring Her Community
A Legacy of Sacrifice and Storytelling: How Lisa Gonzales is Informing and Inspiring Her Community Published September 2026For award-winning journalist…
From Finance to Culture: How Atiba Edwards Is Building Bridges Between Business and Community
ATIBA EDWARDS | President and CEO, Brooklyn Children’s Museum Published August 2026Atiba Edwards’s career demonstrates how mentorship and community-focused leadership…
Leading with Authenticity: How Sherelle Hill is Redefining Global HR Leadership
SHERELLE HILL | Executive Leader, Global HR Shared Services and People Technology at Gilead Sciences Published August 2026Sherelle Hill’s professional…
From Intern to Senior VP: How Vickie Fite Turned Early Opportunity into Enduring Leadership
VICKIE FITE | Senior Vice President, MSL Group Published July 2026Vickie Fite’s journey with INROADS began with curiosity and turned into…
Teaching What He Learned: How Rodney Nathan Is Guiding the Next Generation of INROADS Leaders
RODNEY E. NATHAN | Chief Human Resources Officer, Houston City College Published July 2026Rodney E. Nathan’s distinguished career began with…
Career Alchemist: How Natalie Martin Turns Every Transition into an Opportunity for Growth
Career Alchemist: How Natalie Martin Turns Every Transition into an Opportunity for Growth Published June 2026Natalie Martin has always been…
Survivor to Strategist: How Laura Crandon Is Closing the Gap in Women’s Health
Survivor to Strategist: How Laura Crandon Is Closing the Gap in Women’s Health Published June 2026When Laura Crandon began her…
From Data Analyst to Cybersecurity Leader: Lalisha Hurt’s Mission to Inspire the Next Generation of Digital Defenders
From Data Analyst to Cybersecurity Leader: Lalisha Hurt’s Mission to Inspire the Next Generation of Digital Defenders Published March 2026Lalisha…
Equity by Design: How Amelia Hardy Is Blending Strategy and Inclusion for Sustainable Success
Equity by Design: How Amelia Hardy Is Blending Strategy and Inclusion for Sustainable Success Published May 2026When Amelia Hardy reflects…
Building Experiences That Last: How Yvonne Unubun Turned Corporate Strategy into Creative Mastery
Building Experiences That Last: How Yvonne Unubun Turned Corporate Strategy into Creative Mastery Published May 2026For Yvonne Unubun, the path…
From Intern to the Executive Ranks: Aliya Willis Turns her INROADS Internship into a 20-Year Career at Bank of America
From Intern to the Executive Ranks: Aliya Willis Turns her INROADS Internship into a 20-Year Career at Bank of America…
Leading with Courage and Purpose: How Anil Punit Is Shaping the Future of Healthcare Economics
Leading with Courage and Purpose: How Anil Punit Is Shaping the Future of Healthcare Economics Published April 2026Anil Punit’s career…
Cielo Orjuela’s 25 Year Journey at Dow Jones
From INROADS Intern to Technology Leader: Cielo Orjuela’s 25-Year Journey at Dow Jones Published March 2026Cielo Orjuela’s journey with INROADS…
Charting New Heights in Aerospace: How INROADS Set Khalid Umar on a BEYA Award-Winning Path
Charting New Heights in Aerospace: How INROADS Set Khalid Umar on a BEYA Award-Winning Path Published February 2026When Khalid Umar…
How Yetunde Okunade Aird is Advocating for Others Through Law
Finding Her Voice: How Yetunde Okunade Aird is Advocating for Others Through Law Published February 2026When Yetunde Okunade Aird reflects…
Pushed to Grow: How Shan’tell Boyce Turned INROADS Mentorship into a Career of Innovation and Service
Pushed to Grow: How Shan’tell Boyce Turned INROADS Mentorship into a Career of Innovation and Service Published January 2026With more…
Designing Dignified Exits: How Angel Cruzado Is Reimagining Outplacement with Empathy and AI
Designing Dignified Exits: How Angel Cruzado Is Reimagining Outplacement with Empathy and AI Published January 2026The summer of 1990 marked…
Teaching Through Experience: How Devlin Hytche Simms’ Career in Finance and Tech Is Shaping His Next Chapter
Teaching Through Experience: How Devlin Hytche Simms’ Career in Finance and Tech Is Shaping His Next Chapter Published December 2025For…
From Loss to Legacy: How Crystal Foote Built the Only Black Woman–Owned Ad Tech Firm in Her Field
From Loss to Legacy: How Crystal Foote Built the Only Black Woman–Owned Ad Tech Firm in Her Field Published December…
Finding Her Calling: How Zoya Jones-Reid Turned an INROADS Internship into a Human Resources Career
Finding Her Calling: How Zoya Jones-Reid Turned an INROADS Internship into a Human Resources Career Published October 2025Zoya Jones-Reid has…
Communicating Across Worlds: How Breana Thompson Turned INROADS Lessons into Corporate, Community, and Creative Impact
Communicating Across Worlds: How Breana Thompson Turned INROADS Lessons into Corporate, Community, and Creative Impact Published October 2025 For Breana…
Leading from Within | How Patrice Baughman Borders, JD is Redefining Leadership Through Emotional Intelligence
Leading from Within: How Patrice Baughman Borders, JD is Redefining Leadership Through Emotional Intelligence Published September 2025Known globally as The…
Engineering a Future of Innovation & Impact | Aaron Sneed’s INROADS-Powered Journey
Engineering a Future of Innovation & Impact:
Aaron Sneed’s INROADS-Powered Journey Published September 2025 From his first engineering role as…
J’nez Thomas | From Army Sergeant to Corporate Leader to Entrepreneur
A Journey of Reinvention: From Army Sergeant to Corporate Leader to Entrepreneur Published August 2025From the U.S. Army to the…
Kelly Jackson | Chief People Officer, Archaea Energy a BP company
Kelly Jackson | Chief People Officer, Archaea Energy a bp company Published August 2025Kelly Jackson, a proud graduate of Northern…
Victoria Krabill | Director of Marketing at Franz Bakery
Paving a Path to Leadership in the Food Industry Published August 2025When Victoria Krabill first discovered INROADS, she was a…
Flipping the Script on Finance | How Bee Nance is Redefining Accounting with Purpose
Flipping the Script on Finance: How Bee Nance is Redefining Accounting with Purpose Published July 2025From the leadership team of…
Shaniqua Mcclendon | Vice President of Political Strategy at Crooked Media
Shaping Policy, Shaping Progress: Shaniqua McClendon’s Purpose-Driven Journey Published June 2025Shaniqua McClendon’s journey from rural North Carolina to the forefront…
Denise Cottle | First Grade Dual Language Teacher Aurora East School District
From Boardrooms to Classrooms: Denise Cottle’s Purpose-Driven Career Journey Published May 2025For Denise Cottle, the journey from managing multimillion-dollar accounts…
Jeremy Scott | Global Associate Director of Strategy & Market Intelligence Baxter International
Innovating the Future of Healthcare Published May 2025With a passion for innovation in healthcare, Jeremy Scott is using his business…
Alex Villanueva | Cybersecurity Strategist Manager, EY
Alex Villanueva | Cybersecurity Strategist Manager, EY Published March 2025INROADS has been a cornerstone of Alex Villanueva’s career journey, opening…
Eric Rodriguez | Founder, Speaker and Mentor at Change Maker LLC
Eric Rodriguez | Founder, Speaker and Mentor at Change Maker LLC Published March 2025Participating in the INROADS internship program was…
Imelda Ruiz | Engineer Supervisor for Substation & Transmission Engineering at Colorado Springs Utilities
Imelda Ruiz | Engineer Supervisor for Substation & Transmission Engineering at Colorado Springs Utilities Published March 2025INROADS was a game-changer…
Martha Vargas | Program Manager for Spark Ventures
Martha Vargas | Program Manager for Spark Ventures Published March 2025Martha Vargas comes from a long line of courageous women…
Mark Wilson | Owner & Brand Innovator for Marine Gear Sailing Gloves
Mark Wilson | Owner & Brand Innovator for Marine Gear Sailing Gloves Published March 2025As the son of immigrant parents,…
Marcos Vega | Senior Vice-President, Relationship Manager for BMO Bank
Marcos Vega | Senior Vice-President | Relationship Manager for BMO Bank Published March 2025INROADS played a pivotal role in shaping…
Divanny Peña | Principal Industrial Engineer for Pratt & Whitney RTX
Divanny Peña | Principal Industrial Engineer for Pratt & Whitney RTX Published March 2025Divanny Peña’s INROADS internship experience serves as…
Betsy Lopez | Americas Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness Assistant Director for EY
Betsy Lopez | Americas Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness Assistant Director for EY Published March 2025The INROADS Internship program was a…
Christina Trujillo | Privacy Officer for Sony Electronics Inc.
Christina Trujillo | Privacy Officer for Sony Electronics Inc. Published March 2025Christina Trujillo’s INROADS internship marked the beginning of a…
Joseph Harland II | Real Estate Advisor
Joseph Harland II | Real Estate Advisor Published March 2025“Not only did INROADS give me the opportunity to earn my…
INROADS Alumnus Anthony D. Mays Lights The Way For The Next Generation Of Tech Talent
Anthony D Mays | Founder, Morgan Latimer Consulting Published March 2025The journey to get where INROADS Alumnus Anthony D. Mays…
Steven Weddle | Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Steven Weddle | Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Asset Management Published March 2025“I wouldn’t be where I am today without INROADS.”…
Tracy Mack-Askew | Managing Director-HD Vocational Platform Development, Daimler Trucks North America
Tracy Mack-Askew | Managing Director-HD Vocational Platform Development, Daimler Trucks North America Published March 2025“I loved my INROADS experience; it…
Saaima Khaliq | CFO of Private Equity Operations, New Mountain Capital
Saaima Khaliq | CFO of Private Equity Operations, New Mountain Capital Published October 2024At one point in her childhood, Saaima…
Kareem Rogers | President, National Account Services for ADP
Kareem Rogers | President, National Account Services for ADP Published September 2024Kareem Rogers, President of National Account Services at ADP,…
Ed Fields | Senior Advisor & Chief Strategist for The City of Birmingham
Ed Fields | Senior Advisor & Chief Strategist for The City of Birmingham Published September 2024I grew up in my…
Angela Hill | Senior Producer for Enterprise Video at the Washington Post
Angela M. Hill | Investigative Journalist and IDA B. Wells Professor, Arizonia State University Published September 2023INROADS Alumna Angela Hill…
Charisse Conanan Johnson | Managing Partner and Advisory Practice Head at Next Street Global
Charisse Conanan Johnson | Managing Partner and Advisory Practice Head at Next Street Global Published May 2023Charisse Conanan Johnson, CFA…
Thasunda Duckett | CEO, TIAA
Thasunda Brown Duckett | President and CEO, TIAA Published May 2023May 28, 2023 As only the third black woman to…
Aaron P. Woods, Not Your Average Engineer, The Boeing Company
Aaron P. Woods | Not Your Average Engineer, The Boeing Company Published May 2023“Exposure is the gateway to greatness ……
Lateefa Reid-Ayers, General Liability Claim Representative, Travelers Insurance
Lateefa Reid-Ayers | General Liability Claim Representative, Travelers Insurance Published May 2023A go-getter, actress, athlete, and musician, Lateefa Reid-Ayers stayed…
Christie Lindor | Big 4 Management Consultant, Speaker & Author
Christie Lindor | Big 4 Management Consultant, Speaker & Author Published May 2023“… [INROADS] changed the trajectory of my life”…
Charelle Lans | Segment Industrial Engineer, Mars Petcare
Charelle Lans | Segment Industrial Engineer, Mars Petcare Published May 2023“INROADS is the kind of organization that doesn’t simply focus…
Derek Green | Councilman At-Large, City of Philadelphia
Derek Green | Councilman At-Large, City of Philadelphia Published May 2023“As an organization, INROADS truly prepared me for my future…
Latasha Gillespie | Head of Global Diversity and Inclusion, Amazon
Latasha Gillespie | Head of Global Diversity and Inclusion, Amazon Published May 2023“[INROADS] opened my eyes up to what gets…
Irving Roman | Senior Manager, EY
Irving Roman, Senior Manager, EY Published May 2023“I support INROADS because the organization helped me learn how to write a…
Craig Williams | Senior Vice President, The Coca-Cola Company, President, The McDonald’s Division Worldwide
Craig Williams | Senior Vice President, The Coca-Cola Company & President, The McDonald’s Division Worldwide Published May 2023“I will never…
Darryl Willis | CVP of Energy Industry at Microsoft
Darryl Willis | CVP of Energy Industry at Microsoft Published May 2023“The intersection of my life in 1989 with INROADS…
Brandon Vick | Associate Director of Sales, Procter and Gamble
Brandon Vick | Associate Director of Sales, Procter and Gamble Published May 2023“INROADS was one of the best decisions that…
Tirrell D. Whittley | Chief Executive Officer & Founder of LIQUID SOUL
Tirrell D. Whittley | Founder, Liquid Soul Published May 2023Tirrell D. Whittley was honored as the Innovator of the Year…
Latonda Henderson | VP of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, AMB Sports & Entertainment
Latonda Henderson | VP of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, AMB Sports & Entertainment Published March 2023AMB Sports and Entertainment (AMBSE)…
Martin Cabrera | CEO and Founder, Cabrera Capital Markets
Martin Cabrera CEO and Founder, Cabrera Capital Markets Published January 2023FROM THE SOUTHSIDE OF CHICAGO TO THE C-SUITE: A JOURNEY…
Oscar Frazier | Co-Owner and Chief Technologist, nDemand Consulting Services Inc.
Oscar Frazier | Co-Owner and Chief Technologist, nDemand Consulting Services Inc. Published January 2023Oscar Frazier comes from humble beginnings in…
Sekou Kaalund | Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Sekou Kaalund | Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Published January 2023Sekou Kaalund serves as the Vice Chair of the…
Steven Harris | Managing Partner for RubinBrown LLP
Steven Harris | Managing Partner, RubinBrown LLP Published August 2022As a UMSL accounting student, Steven Harris found his professional calling…