Nell Merlino
| Nell Merlino | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Social Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Activist, Speaker, Author |
| Spouse(s) | Gary Conger |
| Children | Laura Conger, Nick Conger |
Nell Merlino is the founding Chairwoman of the PBB (Personal BlackBox)Trust. As the Trust Chair, Nell is leading a movement to champion personal data independence and set new standards of control, value and privacy for emerging human data rights. She has also mobilized more than 20 million people to champion women's empowerment. Nell created Take Our Daughters to Work Day, founded Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence and launched Make Mine a Million $ Business. She is the author of Stepping Out of Line: Lessons for Women Who Want it Their Way in Life, in Love, and at Work, a book for women to speak up in their work and life to get ahead.
Nell Merlino married artist Gary Conger after meeting on a blind date in a Union Square café. Nell Merlino is the daughter of the late New Jersey State Senator, Joseph P. Merlino and Molly Merlino.
Merlino began her career in the laborer movement, organizing women in unions such as the Amalgamated Clothing Textile Union and the 1199 National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees. Her passion for working with women was sparked as Merlino witnessed the founding of the Coalition of Labor Union Women. Nell Merlino continued her work in women empowerment when she was named a Fulbright Scholar in 1976, where she studied the role of women in the British National Healthcare System.
Merlino worked for two state governments, in New Jersey for the Department of Human Services and in New York for the State University Hospital in Brooklyn. Merlino has spearheaded a number of campaigns to promote women's advancement in the workplace through Strategy Communication Action, Ltd. (SCA). She has worked to empower women entrepreneurs, especially veterans, through her books and partnering with organizations such as the United Nations and YMCA. Nell Merlino was a member of the Women Business Owners Advisory Board at Walmart.
Nell Merlino is founder and President of Strategy Communication Action, Ltd. (SCA) in New York City, a firm specializing in the creation of public education campaigns that motivate people to act, including Take Our Daughters to Work Day, Earth Day, .
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