Tiana Tozer
Tiana Tozer is professional speaker, consultant, and trainer with programs rooted in real-life experiences. With a mission to empower individuals to reach their potential, she captivates and motivates audiences using stories from her own personal challenges.
After a career in public relations she moved to Iraq to become a humanitarian aid worker. In Iraq she implemented an innovative program that taught people with disabilities how to advocate for themselves and become social change agents. She also ran a program that taught 10,000 women how to read and write. In Sudan, she was the State Director in Southern Kordofan running a program to build government capacity to deliver services, before she was extracted from the civil war.
Since being injured by an intoxicated driver at the age of 20, Tiana has worked to change attitudes about people with disabilities, she lobbied for the ADA, sat on the board of the National Industries for the Severely Handicapped (NISH, now SourceAmerica) most recently she ran an employment program for people with disabilities. She consults on hiring people with disabilities to help companies diversify their workforces.
A two-time Paralympic medalist, bringing home bronze and silver, she was a member of the USA Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team for five years. Named University of Oregon's outstanding young alumna in 2010, she was also honored with the Harold Scharper Achievement Award. She has been featured on NBC Nighly News, NPR's Here and Now and The Takeaway.
Tiana Tozer is professional speaker, consultant, and trainer with programs rooted in real-life experiences. With a mission to empower individuals to reach their potential, she captivates and motivates audiences using stories from her own personal challenges.
After a career in public relations she moved to Iraq to become a humanitarian aid worker. In Iraq she implemented an innovative program that taught people with disabilities how to advocate for themselves and become social change agents. She also ran a program that taught 10,000 women how to read and write. In Sudan, she was the State Director in Southern Kordofan running a program to build government capacity to deliver services, before she was extracted from the civil war.
Since being injured by an intoxicated driver at the age of 20, Tiana has worked to change attitudes about people with disabilities, she lobbied for the ADA, sat on the board of the National Industries for the Severely Handicapped (NISH, now SourceAmerica) most recently she ran an employment program for people with disabilities. She consults on hiring people with disabilities to help companies diversify their workforces.
A two-time Paralympic medalist, bringing home bronze and silver, she was a member of the USA Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team for five years. Named University of Oregon's outstanding young alumna in 2010, she was also honored with the Harold Scharper Achievement Award. She has been featured on NBC Nighly News, NPR's Here and Now and The Takeaway.
Redefining Disability
Format: 60 minute keynote, 75...
Leadership for Life – The only ten things you need to know and do to be a GREAT leader
America is in the middle of an epidemic, bad managers and leaders. Two out of three Americans state they would rather have a new boss than a pay raise. This is leadership from the bottom up. Although she has rarely been endowed with the authority to lead, Tiana is a leader and a good manager. It's not rocket science so throw away your 300-page book and forget about the ten week leadership class, Tiana will teach you the basics for becoming the leader you want to follow. The session also...
Playing on your gender team (women only)
The Off-Court Advantage
Tiana captivates her audience through her own story of recovery, victories, and setbacks. Through her journey from junior high "C" team to Paralympic medalist, she shares her best and most embarrassing moment, the heartbreak of losing the gold medal, and most importantly, how what you learn as an athlete, both through winning and losing, can be translated into winning in life.
Format: 45-60 minute...