Dr. Kimberly C. Ellis

Affectionately known as "Dr. Goddess," Kimberly C. Ellis, Ph.D. is a Storyteller, Branding/PR, Digital Strategist and Marketer, Scholar of American and Africana Studies, Political Analyst and Campaigner, a Public Historian and Influencer, Performing Artist, Activist and Entrepreneur who loves Technology and World Travel. She can often be found working on Public Art and Civic Tech projects that change the physical and cultural landscape of cities, from political campaigns to helping to design federally-funded parks to historic preservation projects. A published author, speaker and producer, her work can be found in The Guardian, BBC, MSNBC.com, Al Jazeera America, The Pittsburgh City Paper, in Ebony Magazine, on Ebony.com, BlackEnterprise.com, NPR Radio, BBC_WHYS Radio, Voices of Russia Radio, MomsRising Radio, Sirius/XM Radio and more! Dr. Goddess has been awarded the YWCA's Racial Justice Award, the Thomas Merton Center's "New Person" Award and a Teaching Award from the University of Pittsburgh, Student Government Association. She is also the recipient of Playwriting Awards and grants from The Heinz Endowments, The Pittsburgh Foundation, the Women and Girls Foundation and the Camargo Foundation.

She is a staple at SXSW, Netroots Nation, Personal Democracy Forum, Blogging While Brown, Blogalicious, Black Thought 2.0 and BlogHer. She was named one of the top "People of Color Impacting the Social Web," one of the "Top Ten Women in Social Media" and one of the "Most Influential Black Women on Twitter." Naturally, Dr. Goddess is now writing a book on "The Bombastic Brilliance of Black Twitter" and working on a documentary on her Mother's journey with dementia entitled, "You're Beautiful to Me" (#YBTM).

A world traveler, Dr. Goddess has lectured/performed in Hawaii, France, Switzerland, Ghana, Dubai, China & Jamaica and has also traveled to Nigeria, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Iceland, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Senegal.

She can be found at http://drgoddess.com and @drgoddess.