Symone D. Sanders

Global

Symone D. Sanders

Global

I have to thank Bill Clinton because he changed my life.

I was 16 years-old when I begged, pushed and wrote my way into the job of introducing former President Bill Clinton at Girls Incorporated's 2006 Lunch with the Girls. From there it was all up hill. Clinton wrote about me in his book, Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World (check me out on page 81) and I forever gained the name "Madame President."

A graduate of Creighton University's Heider College of Business, I currently work as a business and communications professional and am using my passions, talents and influence to positively impact my local and national community.

Nationally, I serve on the Federal Advisory Committee for Juvenile Justice, the board of the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (where I have the privilege of chairing the National Youth Committee) and am a delegate for the White House Young America Series.

Locally, I serve as the President/Co-Founder of the African American Young Professionals Engagement Initiative, a member of the Nebraska Coalition for Juvenile Justice (where I have the privilege of chairing the Statewide Disproportionate Minority Contact Committee), and the youngest member of the City of Omaha's Charter Study Convention.

Professionally, I have developed newsletters for Fortune 500 companies such as Union Pacific, created and managed blogs for businesses and organizations such as Makeup Dreams and the Great Plains Black History Museum, launched an international website for That's Beijing Magazine and coordinated large scale events and conferences such as the Coalition for Juvenile Justice's 2013 Youth Summit and the Empowerment Network's 2nd Annual African American Leadership Conference.

In short, young and emerging leaders are my passion, communications is my forte, advocacy is my calling, policy keeps me on my toes and I specialize in results!

  • Education
    • Creighton University