Ezri's Background
Personal Profile
Ezri had grown up around leaders, individuals who led teams and dominated airtime across industries. When she attended Hamline University, she was the first declared leadership minor and continued to work on becoming the leader she wanted to be. She was certainly no stranger to change, but when it came time to graduate and move on from her leadership studies, she realized: so much of leadership is tied up in individual power and identity.
Although leadership roles may be transient, strong followership skills are essential for empowering teams and fostering enduring leadership styles. Ezri relied on her skills as a follower to successfully leverage new leadership opportunities. Now, Ezri works with leaders, teams, and anyone interested in learning about followership on changing their perspective of followers.
Journey
2025 - Present
After graduating, Ezri moved to continue a career in health care, conservation, and data. She works as a Data Analyst at Optum, the Co-Chair of SisTech (of the Moxy Foundation), and an advocate in education spaces.
2021 - Present
An opportunity emerged for Ezri in the conservation space. She became President of the Koronis Lake Association and worked on operationalizing funding, marketing, and project assessment.
2021 - 2025
Ezri was an advocate for students at her university, helping to found the Leadership Club, the American Sign Language Club, and the Data Club [formerly Data Science & Analytics Club]. She wanted students to receive education on skills that would be pivotal in the workforce from their peers.
2023 - 2024
In the midst of her Neuroscience Degree, Ezri moved industries to health care. There, she joined teams that are working to make the health care system work better for providers and users everywhere.
2019 - 2022
Ezri switched gears, moving on to lead her first team as a Project Manager at a Technology company. There, she oversaw a team of 10, working on equipment that would be impact 4k+ staff members. Eventually, she moved on to help at the same company in independent contributer roles.
2018 - 2021
Joined 7Sisters Publishing as an assistant to CEO Martina McAtee, NYT Best-Selling Author of "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things", and later became the Acquisition Editor for the Editorial Department.