Monica lives her life with Purpose and Passion, and is a bridge between the powerful African American consumer demographic and corporate America. For more than three decades, her vigorous outreach to Fortune 500 companies and others seeking sponsorship/branding opportunities to leverage Black buying power, has resulted in many millions of dollars. Monica is a veteran funding professional, and, because of her winning personality, she has established numerous one-on-one relationships with key decision makers in major multinationals.

Her outstanding talent is evidenced by the individuals and organizations that have benefitted from the fact that her professional raison d’etre is to alter the landscape to ensure that the buying power of African Americans is fully acknowledged by all members of the corporate community. These members include media outlets, marketers, and major companies across the nation that benefit from the African American consumer base. Her life’s work as a fund-raiser for various African American companies and initiatives is central to who she is.

Currently, her focus is on continuing to strengthen the sponsorship-attaining capacity of organizations in African American communities. Monica’s past and current successes to fortify the bonds between high-profile organizations of color and their partners in the top echelons of American business, include:

National Urban League (Marc Morial);
Rainbow PUSH (Jesse Jackson);
National Action Network (Reverend Al Sharpton); and
National Minority Supplier Development Council (Dr. Harriet Michel).

At present, she oversees prospecting and growing new partnerships for the National Urban League’s large annual conference.

Additionally, Monica has established herself as a Special Event Planner, par excellence, and is an indispensable resource for conceptualizing and managing all logistical aspects of conferences, award dinners, concerts, golf outings, and art auctions. She has an exemplary history of attaining high-level national speakers and entertainers that include Presidents Bush and Clinton, Senator Barack Obama, Gladys Knight, and Brian McKnight.

She has consulted with the Police Athletic League, the New York/New Jersey Minority Purchasing Council (NYNJMPC), and the Tribal Arts Gallery. Monica served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Police Athletic League (PAL), and as secretary for the NYNJMPC. She has also volunteered as an English/Writing tutor for New York City public school’s after-school programs.

She attended Brooklyn College as a dual major in Creative Writing for Television/ Radio, and English.