Stacy Bernal is the former first-ever Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager for the Utah Jazz, as well as a highly sought after TEDx speaker, author, and corporate consultant at See Stacy Speak LLC. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Weber State University with a BA in Communication and earned certifications for training on Human Rights and Diversity & Inclusion. In 2018, inspired by her neurodiverse son, she founded Awesome Autistic Ogden, an annual autism appreciation event turned community resource. In September 2022 she was recognized by Utah Business and Living Color Utah as an Inspirational Leader and in November that same year, she won her election to the Ogden School Board, making her the first Filipina to serve in this role.
Stacy is passionate about empowering people to live their biggest and most badass lives. She’s an outspoken advocate for disability rights, inclusion, and representation and she’s known to challenge the status quo on occasion. She has been featured on HuffPost, Thrive Global, Chicago Now, Scary Mommy, Autism Parenting Magazine, and HER Magazine. In 2019 she published her first book, The Things We Don’t Talk About: A Memoir of Hardships, Healing, and Hope.
Stacy lives happily with her family and fur babies near the mountains, where she enjoys all the amazing outdoor recreation Ogden, UT has to offer like mountain biking, running marathons, triathlons, relay races, and ultra-marathons. She loves to travel and looks forward to many great adventures all over the world.
