The Dr. Vibe Show™: Aisha K. Staggers & Laura “LaLa” Key “Primetime Saturday With Aisha & LaLa – February 17, 2024″

Aisha K. Staggers had her first major publication, an album review, in The New Haven Register while just a sophomore in high school. Another series of reviews published in The Hartford Courant followed. By the time she reached college, Aisha was writing for the literary magazine and interning at a local radio station, ABC-affiliate as a writer in the news department and in the A&R department of an independent record company.

As a graduate student at Fisk University, Aisha asked Dr. Raymond Winbush to chair her thesis because 1) he was one of the most renowned voices in black culture and academia, and 2) he was a Prince fan. His scholarship and guidance led Aisha to an early career as a professor of social sciences and later an administrator in higher education.

Aisha has also served as a director of education and policy research centers and on the staff of legislative commissions. She previously served on the Executive Board of the CT Young Democrats’ Women’s Caucus, an avid campaigner and has remained active in politics and public policy.

Laura “La La” Key is a powerhouse vocalist, livestreamer and active Real Estate professional. She has managed a major live-streaming App and teaches courses in social media promotion. When she is not busy making joke memes, cussing out politicians or cooking amazing gourmet dishes, she travels the globe recording and performing original music with her artist husband. Most recently the pair traveled to Rio de Janerio, Brazil and Porto, Portugal to perform vocal parts in the studio for their latest album release.

Our special guest on the February 17, 2024 episode of Primetime Saturday With Aisha & LaLa was Monifa Brooks, Co-Founder & Principal – Garabyte Consulting. Garabyte Consulting works with companies to build programs and processes that protect personal data.

Ms. Brooks talked about Data Privacy & You: Everything You Need to Know about Protecting Yourself and Your Reputation Online.

Monifa is passionate about enabling innovation while ensuring compliance with privacy obligations to build customer trust and confidence. Monifa is an advocate for privacy awareness and volunteers her time with various school boards and non-profit organizations across Ontario educating high school students about the importance of data privacy. Monifa is an Alumni of the PWC Women in Leadership program.

Monifa is a seasoned expert in access and data privacy compliance, with an extensive background developing and implementing privacy programs, leading business transformation in alignment with new regulations, responsible use of data insights and analytics as well as breach management.

Before Garabyte, Monifa worked for a private sector organization leading privacy compliance and risk assessments to enable the use of cutting-edge technologies and advanced data practices. In this role, Monifa interacted with various regulatory authorities and was the project lead overseeing any remediating compliance orders. For almost a decade, Monifa helped to operationalize all aspects of the privacy program, implement a CASL compliance regime, implement technology solutions, and managed compliance for the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules.

Monifa’s unique combination of regulatory compliance, risk management, process improvement, and project management allows her to find practical solutions for any business. Monifa holds the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Certified Privacy Professional- Canada (CIPP/C) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) designations. Monifa is also Six Sigma Green Belt Certified (SSGBC).

During the show …

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