Jodi Brockington

As founder of NIARA Consulting, a full service marketing and business development company, Jodi utilizes her more than 15 years of experience in the nonprofit, corporate, and government sectors to consult for individuals, nonprofits, small businesses and corporations. With a passion for educating young women, Jodi as been featured in books that showcase her myriad skills in networking and branding. She is a featured author for "Sister to Sister A Guide for African American Girls," where she penned a chapter titled The Power of Your Social Network and Brand. She has also been featured in "Leading from the Middle—Conversations with Successful Middle Managers," and "CRAVE NYC—The Urban Girl's Manifesto." Throughout her professional career, Jodi has demonstrated a strong commitment to educating and empowering young people, especially young women. She served as the program director for Banking on the Future, is a former New York City Teaching Fellow, and is currently a PENCIL Partner at Democracy Prep Charter School. She is not only a leader and a master connector, Jodi is a well sought after speaker, who has given networking presentations to the New York State Bar Association, presented on Corporate Social Responsibility to a business class at Baruch College, and talked to the Junior League of Westchester-on-Hudson about networking, to name a few. In addition to her consulting work, Jodi has held top level positions at major corporations. She served as Vice President of Sales Management Administration at the Merrill Lynch Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Management. Recently recognized by NV Magazine as a 2011 Mover & Shaker, Jodi has also been featured on the cover of The Network Journal, as one of the magazine's 2004 "40 Under Forty." She has also been recognized by the National Urban League as an Urban Influencer, is a 2010 Young Gifted & Black Entrepreneur honoree and a 2010-2011 America's Leaders Of Change fellow, a National Urban Fellows program in partnership with Wal-Mart. She was also featured in the online magazine, People You Need to Know (PYNTK), as a woman who excels in business. Additionally, Jodi is a blogger for The Boss Network, AwakenYourCareerpreneur.com and NVmagazine.com, where she talks about various topics pertaining to social networking, branding, and the corporate and nonprofit sectors.