Nancy Gidusko joins the Minority Business Development team after 7 years as Director of Internal Communications at the Walt Disney World® Resort, where she lead a group of 40 communication professionals responsible for internal communication strategy and planning, the company newsletter, on-line news and information, executive speechwriting, creative/graphic services, and translation services.

Under Nancy's leadership, the Internal Communications team launched the Spanish version of Eyes & Ears, the company's employee newsletter, and the first Cast Portal site for the enterprise. She and her team have designed and delivered the internal communication strategies for key business initiatives, such as Magic Your Way, Disney Difference, Where Dreams Come True and the Wellness strategy.

A 33-year Disney veteran, Nancy held her first communications role in 1986 as part of the Walt Disney World Resorts Division, focusing primarily on the resort expansions and the hotel opening support teams. Moving into Human Resources in 1992, Nancy spent the next eight years in HR Generalist and Training and Development leadership roles. In 2000 Nancy became Manager of Communications for the Walt Disney World Resort and was promoted to Director in 2001. Nancy is a member of International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and the Council of Communication Management.

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