Elise Simmons
Elise joined the Board at Hope Connections in 2024.
Currently, she is an Executive Sales Strategist at Adobe where she collaborates with global account teams to brief executive management on customer sales strategy. Previously, she was a Marketing Manager at Google where she developed and marketed global learning resources to more than 170,000 employees to enhance their career and personal development.
Elise also has experience as an Executive Communicator for Capital One where she led CISO speaking engagements and developed internal newsletters. She also worked in Capital One’s Card division to develop and publish product communications about the bank’s Venture and Savor credit cards.
Prior to her work in the private sector, Elise served as a Government Contractor for the Departments of Homeland Security and FirstNet.
Elise is the daughter of a prostate cancer patient. She understands first hand the importance of providing support and resources to cancer patients and their families.