Misty is Purple Ink's Director of Learning and Development. Her experience enables her to strongly grasp the interworking of people and the organization to positively affect cultural diversity and inclusion, organizational change, and leadership development.

Misty has over 15 years of professional experience in business administration and leadership methodologies. She has practiced in for-profit and non-profit arenas holding both clinical and management roles, allowing her to utilize her expertise coaching and mentoring leaders to increase organizational performance. Misty earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Indiana University. She earned a master’s degree in Management and a Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University. She is an Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Certified Administrator and an Organizational Culture Inventory (OCI) Certified Administrator. Misty is an Assistant Professor in Leadership Studies at Forbes School of Business and Technology at the University of Arizona's Global Campus, a Board Member of Diversity Roundtable of Central Indiana, and a member of SHRM, the International Leadership Association, and the Women’s Leadership Affinity Group.