Shari Graydon, Communications consultant and journalist, USA.

Shari Graydon is an award-winning author, journalist and communications consultant with 20 years of experience. She has taught communications and media relations at Simon Fraser University, and now leads Informed Opinions, an initiative that supports expert women in translating their knowledge into the public discourse across Canada. 

Shari Graydon chaired the session on the Role of Gender in STEM Communication at the Gender Summit 3 North America 2013 (GS3NA). She brought to this task her experience as the President of MediaWatch and Founder and Catalyst of Informed Opinions. Both in terms of the deliverer’s and receiver’s perception, the session will explore whether women communicate differently than men, and whether the public perceives communication by men and women differently.