Give Angela a room, a microphone, and something worth talking about. Then watch what happens.

Angela takes what she does seriously. She just doesn't think taking yourself seriously is required. Her style is polished and professional, but never stiff. Serious when the moment calls for it, with plenty of room for humor when it doesn't. She has a healthy appreciation for the absurdity of being human and isn't afraid to laugh at herself along the way. That combination tends to make people comfortable quickly.

Whether she's emceeing an event, moderating a conversation, speaking to an audience, or facilitating a workshop, the goal is the same: create connection, keep people engaged, and make the experience feel natural rather than manufactured. Because the best events aren't about the person holding the microphone. They're about what happens because someone is holding it well.

A genuine curiosity about people runs through just about everything Angela does. What makes people tick. Why they make the choices they make. What matters to them. What they avoid talking about. What makes them laugh. What makes them think. What makes a room come alive.

That curiosity is also what led her into work around death, dying, legacy, and end-of-life planning. Angela is, admittedly, a little morbid. She lives next to a cemetery. She thinks death is something we should talk about more openly. And she has very little patience for the idea that conversations about death have to be depressing, clinical, or reserved for the final stages of life. Her workshops and speaking engagements take an approachable, often humorous look at subjects most people would rather avoid, with one underlying belief: Not one of us is getting out of here alive. We might as well talk about it. More importantly, planning for the end of life isn't really about dying. It's about living intentionally, knowing what matters, making your wishes known, and giving the people you love the information they need.

An adventurer, runner, hiker, biker, public speaker, community leader, and lifelong collector of experiences, Angela has never been particularly interested in following the traditional path simply because it's traditional. Her career has taken a number of different turns, but the common thread has always been people, communication, leadership, and figuring out how to make things work.

She is drawn to experiences that are interesting, challenging, occasionally ridiculous, and preferably memorable. She appreciates a good story, dark humor, a room with energy, and people who are willing to be unapologetically themselves. There is a lot of seriousness in life. Angela just doesn't believe all of it needs to be taken seriously.

Professional enough to trust with your event. Human enough to want there. Calm enough to handle the unexpected. Curious enough to care about the people in the room. And just irreverent enough to make everyone have a little more fun than they expected.

That's Angela.