Event DEI Strategist (AEDEIS-WI22) | Start Date January 25th, 2022

Honorably discharged from the United States Army following 12 years of service, Chiriga Moore, affectionately known as Zoe (pronounced ZOH) completed an M.S. in Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism and then started an event planning company in Oakland, CA.   

Learning that Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) were not prioritized in the meetings, events, and tourism industry, she became an advocate to help improve dialogue and action in the areas of supplier diversity, organizational culture, and diverse representation in leadership.  

Initially, spearheading the formation of an Inclusion & Diversity committee with MPI’s Northern California Chapter, she decided to become a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP)® to deepen her knowledge. As the co-founder of Moore Consulting Agency LLC, she seeks to make an impact in the hospitality, events and tourism industries using her methodology Insight to Implementation, a framework to help organizations develop measurable and sustainable strategies. As an independent Strategic EDI Consultant, she engages leaders of organizations through her speaking, workshops, and consulting.   

The former co-chair for MPI 2020 & 2021 Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Committee, current Director of EDI for MPI Georgia and instructor of the Event DEI Strategist course powered by PCMA Event Leadership Institute, Zoe is committed to holding industry leaders strategically accountable to their expressed  commitment to innovatively inclusive decisions and designs.  Zoe is a contributing writer to The Meeting Professional, Meetings Today, and her personal blog Unsolicited Advice. She resides in Atlanta, GA with her 20-year-old son, and loves homemade chocolate chip cookies, photography, and traveling.