Build a stronger organization through authenticity and purpose
STEM leadership and professional development speaker helping corporations create a culture for success.
Build a stronger organization through authenticity and purpose
STEM leadership and professional development speaker helping corporations create a culture for success.
Raise your hand, find your voice.
Companies and professional organizations that invest in creating a genuine culture of belonging, managing conflict, and ensuring equal representation truly stand out amongst the competition.
With over 50 Women’s leadership and STEM professional development presentations booked since 2015, Lee Ann has inspired authentic change by helping numerous organizations see the value in purposefully designing a healthy workplace culture and celebrating individuality.
Lee Ann provides a truly energizing and transformative speaking experience. She delivers powerful presentations and audience-focused workshop programs that motivate and foster monumental personal and professional growth for each participant.
She employs a powerhouse strategy of interactive audience engagement and research-based practices. She meets each individual where they are to develop a plan to live a purpose-driven life, both at work and at home.
Keynote speaking topics tailored to your audience:
Authentically You
Building Stronger Organizations
Navigating Conflict
Negotiating for Success
Creating the Structure for Accountability
Don’t see a speaking topic that meets your audiences’ needs? Contact Lee Ann to discuss a customized keynote for your specific event!
“At the Soroptimist Midwestern Region Spring Conference, Lee Ann led a workshop entitled, “How WomenGive Away Their Power.” It was the most well-attended workshop in the recent history of the conference and was highly praised by participants.”
– Battelle Womens’ Network Leaders
Meet Lee Ann
Professional Development Speaker, Author, and Advocate
Lee Ann’s mission lies in her dedication to improve culture in the workplace and ensure long term success for underrepresented groups. As a partner with Amphora Consulting, she is well-versed professional with expertise across the aerospace, defense, start-up and non-profit industries.
Valuing authenticity and a purpose-driven life, Lee Ann advocates for women and girls’ access to education, participates with the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, and works to advance the cultures of diversity and inclusion in STEM. Using her unique background in engineering and sales, Lee Ann also leads fundraising efforts for non-profits.
A TEDx speaker and author of Perspectives: Authenticity in the Workplace, Lee Ann travels globally as a professional development speaker to deliver keynote presentations and workshops. Her inclusive style of speaking helps employers who value diversity to reduce turnover due to ineffective leadership and toxic workplace cultures.
She received her BS in Materials Science & Engineering from The Ohio State University and has advanced her career with experience in research, process scaling, manufacturing, proposal development, commercialization, business development, sales, marketing, licensing, and market strategy.
Embodying her core values of authenticity and purpose-driven living, Lee Ann believes human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status. She promotes access to education, participates with the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, and works to advance the cultures of diversity and inclusion in STEM. Using her unique background in engineering and sales, Lee Ann also leads non-profit fundraising efforts. Her focus advocates around key issues to create a sustainable future for all:
- Human rights
- Access to a quality education
- Eliminate Hunger
- Provide access to clean water
- Diversity in STEM
- Reduce, reuse and recycle
- 2018 WEPAN President’s Award recipient for brining significant contributions to WEPAN’s goals and objectives
- Recognized as 2017 Smart Business Progressive Woman
- Named as one of the 2014 Women You Should Know by Women for Economic and Leadership Development
- Acknowledged by Battelle as a Women’s History Month Honoree for bringing forward ideas to drive change and shape the future
- New Faces of Engineering Award
Battelle Japan
- Board Member, 2013 – 2015
Innovation research Interchange
- Board Member, 2017 – 2020
Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI)
- Board Member, 2014 – Present
- Executive Search Committee, Board Nominating Committee Lead, 2016 & 2018
Ohio Aliance to End Sexual Violence (OAESV)
- Board Member, 2019 – Present
- Fund Development Chair, 2020
Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN)
- President & Interim Executive Director, 2019 – 2020
- President Elect, 2018 – 2019
- Board Member, 2014 – Present
- Change Leader Forum Lead, 2017
- President’s Award, 2017
- Decision Mapping Facilitator & Coach
- Miller Heiman Client Associate
- leadership Columbus
- LeadDIVERSITY Cleveland
Meet Lee Ann
Speaker, Author, and Advocate
Lee Ann’s mission lies in her dedication to improve culture in the workplace and ensure long term success for underrepresented groups. As a partner with Amphora Consulting, she is well-versed professional with expertise across the aerospace, defense, start-up and non-profit industries.
Valuing authenticity and a purpose-driven life, Lee Ann advocates for women and girls’ access to education, participates with the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, and works to advance the cultures of diversity and inclusion in STEM. Using her unique background in engineering and sales, Lee Ann also leads fundraising efforts for non-profits.
A TEDx speaker and author of Perspectives: Authenticity in the Workplace, Lee Ann travels globally to deliver keynote presentations and workshops helping employers who value diversity reduce turnover due to ineffective leadership and toxic workplace cultures.
She received her BS in Materials Science & Engineering from The Ohio State University and has advanced her career with experience in research, process scaling, manufacturing, proposal development, commercialization, business development, sales, marketing, licensing, and market strategy.
Embodying her core values of authenticity and purpose-driven living, Lee Ann believes human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status. She promotes access to education, participates with the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, and works to advance the cultures of diversity and inclusion in STEM. Using her unique background in engineering and sales, Lee Ann also leads non-profit fundraising efforts. Her focus advocates around key issues to create a sustainable future for all:
- Human rights
- Access to a quality education
- Eliminate Hunger
- Provide access to clean water
- Diversity in STEM
- Reduce, reuse and recycle
- 2018 WEPAN President’s Award recipient for brining significant contributions to WEPAN’s goals and objectives
- Recognized as 2017 Smart Business Progressive Woman
- Named as one of the 2014 Women You Should Know by Women for Economic and Leadership Development
- Acknowledged by Battelle as a Women’s History Month Honoree for bringing forward ideas to drive change and shape the future
- New Faces of Engineering Award
Battelle Japan
- Board Member, 2013 – 2015
Innovation research Interchange
- Board Member, 2017 – 2020
Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI)
- Board Member, 2014 – Present
- Executive Search Committee, Board Nominating Committee Lead, 2016 & 2018
Ohio Aliance to End Sexual Violence (OAESV)
- Board Member, 2019 – Present
- Fund Development Chair, 2020
Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN)
- President & Interim Executive Director, 2019 – 2020
- President Elect, 2018 – 2019
- Board Member, 2014 – Present
- Change Leader Forum Lead, 2017
- President’s Award, 2017
- Decision Mapping Facilitator & Coach
- Miller Heiman Client Associate
- leadership Columbus
- LeadDIVERSITY Cleveland
Gain some perspective
Alongside two other winners of the Progressive Women Award for Smart Business, Lee Ann is a key contributing author to the game-changing book Perspectives: Authenticity in the Workplace.
As a powerful advocate for women and diversity, she takes you on a journey to understand how to get to know who you are. Lee Ann illustrates how exactly to bring your most authentic self into the workplace and beyond. Backed with research and data-driven strategies for implementing change in your own life, Lee Ann highlights the positive impact that you can truly have as you bring purposeful authenticity into your organization.
Purchase book here!
Gain some perspective
Alongside two other winners of the Progressive Women Award for Smart Business, Lee Ann is a key contributing author to the game-changing book Perspectives: Authenticity in the Workplace.
As a powerful advocate for women and diversity, she takes you on a journey to understand how to get to know who you are. Lee Ann illustrates how exactly to bring your most authentic self into the workplace and beyond. Backed with research and data-driven strategies for implementing change in your own life, Lee Ann highlights the positive impact that you can truly have as you bring purposeful authenticity into your organization.
Purchase book here!
Book Lee Ann for Your Event
If you are looking for a relatable, value-driven, and engaging professional development speaker for your next event, please fill out the form below to contact Lee Ann and discuss next steps.