I created my business in 2020 to expand support for community builders. We live in a complex, changing world. Our ability to make sense of these changes and meet emerging needs is critical to ensuring relevance and impact in mission-driven work. Over the course of 20 years working in the nonprofit sector, I have consistently observed the benefits of resourcing activities that support proactive change: community engagement, research, planning, piloting, learning, strategic resource development, capacity-building, and scaling promising practices. Through custom engagements, I support people and organizations working towards greater equity, relevance, and impact.

Until 2020, I served as chief strategy officer for Mural Arts Philadelphia. In this role, I was responsible for integrating and advancing resource development, strategic and fiscal planning, board engagement, research and evaluation, and program/project development.

Specific accomplishments at Mural Arts include:

• Overseeing the launch of the Mural Arts Institute, a new program that advances research on and development of community-based public art practices in the U.S. and abroad.

• Spearheading Mural Arts’ 2019-2024 strategic plan.

• Envisioning and resourcing strategic initiatives, including Monument Lab: A Public Art & History Exhibition, Site/Sound: Revealing the Rail Park, Open Source: A Citywide Public Art Exhibition, Color Me Back: A Same Day Work Program, and Mural Arts' community storefronts model.

• Charting and resourcing the organization’s growth from a $7.5M to a $12M operation.

In addition to my work commitments, I serve as governance clerk and board secretary of the Scattergood Foundation, which supports innovation in systems in order to drive improved behavioral health outcomes. I have a BA in Sociology from Swarthmore College and an MA in Arts Policy & Administration from The Ohio State University, where I was a Graduate Fellow. I began my career at the Fleisher Art Memorial, a community school for arts education, where I served on the education and development teams.

I am based in Gainesville, FL. I also spend a lot of time in Philadelphia, PA and Düsseldorf, Germany. My work takes me regularly to sites across the U.S.

For all inquiries or to discuss my work, send me an email.