Connie is Chief Community Officer for New Media Lab, an Austin-based startup that offers curriculum-based learning experiences designed for business professionals new to social media. She is a co-founding member and serves on the advisory board of the Social Media Club, an international association for new and emerging media professionals. She blogs at Every Dot Connects, along with other marketing and media practitioners who are passionate about using new technologies to build bridges between people, ideas and causes. When a friend was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2007, Connie created the Frozen Pea Fund.