Sonya D.

Sonya D. has a strong background in marketing and communications, with over 17 years of experience in various roles. Sonya started their career as the Executive Director at Fit Factory, Portland General Electric and then went on to work as the Coach & Choreographer for the Junior BlazerDancers at the Portland Trail Blazers. Sonya also founded and served as the Director of the Elite Dance Studio and as the Founder of Pure Dance Company.

In the tech industry, Sonya has worked for companies like Apple and Coherent Inc. as a Marketing Contractor and Senior MarCom Project and Media Manager, respectively. Sonya has also held marketing roles at the Technology Association of Oregon and the Association for Corporate Growth, Silicon Valley Chapter (ACGSV).

Their most recent experience includes roles at BD as the Sr. Content Marketing and Communications Manager, at Veritas Technologies LLC as the Director of Solutions Marketing and Lead Cyber Resiliency, Ransomware Solutions, and as the Product Marketing Manager for Virtualization and Ransomware.

Sonya D. has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Santa Clara University. Sonya also attended the Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business, where they obtained a Master of Business Administration degree. Prior to their college education, they attended Saint Francis High School.