Denise Meridith, an accomplished executive and entrepreneur with over 40 successful years in government, technology, and sports, has a BS from Cornell University and MPA from USC. Meridith was the first professional woman hired by the Bureau of Land Management. For 29 years she served in many states, and, as Deputy Director, she oversaw 200 offices, 10,000 employees and a $1.1 billion budget. Since 2002 , she has been CEO of Denise Meridith Consultants Inc (DMCI), and, since 2019, CEO of The World's Best Connectors LLC. She founded the Phoenix Black Chamber, and helped win approval for the Arizona Cardinals’ stadium. Denise has been a writer her whole life; she wrote her first book at 10. She created a 501(c)3 non-profit Read to Kids US Inc to promote family literacy. As a freelance reporter, she has written 1000 articles and won many awards for business development. People can read more about her life in her books Thoughts While Chillin’ and The Year a Roof Rat Ate My Dishwasher.

Contributed to the following Art of Connection volumes:

denise@denisemeridith.com