AB Commendatore, Program Manager & People Leader - A white woman with dark hair and brown eyes smiles warmly at the camera. She is dressed in a yellow sweater and is standing against a door with blue, metal architectural details.
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About Me

My mission is to create experiences that help people connect and expand their understanding of the world.

I have over 10 years of experience as a program manager, leader, and event producer. Most recently, I worked as a Principal Program Manager at Salesforce fostering inclusive, customer-centric experiences that enhance brand awareness and position. For example, I instituted diversity initiatives in the Tableau Iron Viz program, the world’s largest data visualization competition, that increased participant representation by 150% for female-identifying and 20% for BIPOC individuals.

Previously, I served at Tableau as a Senior Manager for a team of Program and Event Managers during a period of intense organizational change. There I created a culture of collaboration, trust, and transparency that improved team cohesion and effectiveness, resulting in the team awarding me with an 88% favorable management rating within 6 months.

In other roles at Tableau, I analyzed historical data and user experience feedback to design improvements that increased program resource utilization by 42% and reduced Technical Support operating expenses by $500k; streamlined business operations to expedite the delivery of software and services by 92%; designed and delivered global training programs to hundreds of technical support engineers annually, and aligned global stakeholders to launch localized Technical Support in 6 languages.

If you catch me outside of work, I'm an avid rower - 1.8MM meters and counting - an adventurous traveler, and a passionate lover of musical theatre (I was a production stage manager for about a decade)!

I also like meeting new people over a virtual or physical cup of tea. Feel free to reach out!

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Work I'm proud of

The photo shows a promotional image for Dreamforce Viz Games: Team Earth Edition. On the right, is a vibrant blue background with lighter blue pills and the Salesforce Astro character. On the right is a light green background with darker green bubbles and the Salesforce Cody character in a hiking vest. In the top in the middle is the Team Earth logo above a small Salesforce logo above the Tableau logo.

2022 Dreamforce Viz Games

The photo shows an arena filled with people, some with neon colored bam bams. They are watching the Iron Viz competition. There is a panel of large screens at the front of the room and a stage. Another large screen hangs above the stage. All screens show the action happening on stage. In the ceiling, lighting instruments can be seen.

2019 - 2023 Iron Viz

The photo shows a group of people in front of a welcome desk. Most of the people are wearing orange t-shirts, one is wearing a light blue t-shirt, they all wear lanyards. There are 4 men on the left and one woman on the right. The welcome desk has several tablets and a standing sign with unreadable text. The front of the welcome desk has the red Tableau Doctor logo - the words Tableau Doctor form the top of a circle with a large plus sign in the center.

2016 - 2020 Tableau Doctor

Jen And Amy Celebration Day Final Edits

My Wedding (2022)

Reading recommendations

Photo is the cover of the book The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek. The background is white. Text is printed on the right half of the book. From the top down: Infinite Game in grey text, The Infinite Game in red text, Simon Sinek in black text, The Infinite in grey text

The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek

Photo of the brown cover of the book Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer L. Eberhardt

Biased by Jennifer L. Eberhardt

Photo shows the covers of two books by Michael Riedel. On the left, a blue cover with red lettering that looks like a Broadway marquee - Razzle Dazzle: the Battle for Broadway. On the right, a red cover with yellow marquee lettering embedded into a scaffolding - Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway.

Razzle Dazzle & Singular Sensation by Michael Riedel

Photo of the cover of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe: A Novel by Fannie Flagg. The background shows a building, in the style of Normal Rockwell, with Cafe above a window and door. In front of the cafe to the left, is the redish brown back of a railroad car for the Cotton Belt Route.

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

Things I love

The photo shows the head and shoulders of two women embracing in front of blurred trees. The woman on the right leans back into the arms of the woman behind her; their hands are clasped on the chest of the woman on the right. The woman on the left is blond with blue eyes and wearing a grey suit with a blue shirt. The woman on the right has dark hair and hazel eyes and is wearing a black cocktail dress.

My wife

The photo shows the heads and paws of two cats laying on a green couch with a brown and blue paisley blanket. The cat on the left is a brown tabby with a white chest and blaze on his nose. The cat on the right is a tuxedo with a pink nose and collar.

Our cats, Tigger & Roo

The photo shows the head and shoulders of two women in front of a waterfall in the woods of New Zealand. The woman on the left is blond with sunglasses on her head and a red, short-sleeved t-shirt. The woman on the left has dark hair with sunglasses on her head and a brown tanktop and backpack.

Traveling! (Matamata, New Zealand)

Photo of the front of a sea kayak on cerulean blue water looking at a rock cropping with a hole in it.

Being on the water

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