WHY I DO WHAT I DO.

"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."-Jane Goodall

I believe that the impact humanity has had and will continue to have on Earth is monumental. But how much of it turns out to be positive is up to each of us to decide. The whole impact will be made up of all those small, every day decisions.

And that is why, for the last 20 years, I have chosen to dedicate my career to helping mission-driven organizations earn trust, inspire action, and bring people together around a shared purpose. At its core, my work is about helping people connect with one another through ideas, stories, causes, and communities to create the trust that turns intention into action.

So, whether it's climate action, water resilience, education, healthcare, technical innovation, arts and culture or any other worthy mission, I believe that great communication can turn complexity into understanding and understanding into the collective action that will help humanity thrive and prosper.

EXPERTISE

BRING IT ON

These are some of the skills and abilities that I bring to the table and that make me effective for mission-driven communications.

CLOSING THE COMPLEXITY GAP: I make hard-to-communicate concepts accessible without oversimplifying.

TRUST-BUILDING: I help executive leadership and organizations navigate skepticism and build trust with the people who matter most.

✓ FUNCTION CREATION: At every role I have had to build communications teams and strategies from scratch.

✓ CROSS-CULTURAL AGILITY: I have led global campaigns across 10 countries and 5 world regions.

✓ DATA-DRIVEN RESULTS: I use data monitoring and analysis to steer agile communication strategies that deliver.

✓ COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP: I thrive in matrixed organizations and cross-functional environments.

✓ CONNECTION WITH PURPOSE: I use integrated communications as the thread that builds community through a shared vision.

AUDIENCES

ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?

Contrary to what you might think, who I serve are actually the target stakeholders that I deliver messages to. What do they need? How can our stories connect deeply with them?

NONPROFIT LEADERS


Those looking for innovative solutions to persistent challenges

MISSION-DRIVEN CORPORATES

Those interested in evidence-based social impact.

impact investors


Those curious or ready to boldly support ground-breaking initiatives for good.

change agents


The main characters of the story. Theirs is the journey we need to tell.

ACHIEVEMENTS

BY THE NUMBERS

200% 

Average increase in stakeholder engagement

+4,500

Social impact leaders reached through global events

+1,500%

Increase in executive
social media engagement

4

Communications functions built from inception

education

oughta know.

I am forever the student and constantly thirsty to understand what I don't . Here are some of the learning opportunities that I have engaged with across the years.

CORPORATE COMMUNICATION
CERTIFICATE

By Cornell University SC Johnson School of Business 

DESIGN THINKING: strategy for creative thinking and innovation

By Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México 

Storytelling master class

By Alan Moore and BBC Maestro

MARKETING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

By Drew Boyd, Master of Science in Marketing Director, University of Cincinnati

creating a communications strategy

By Mory Fontanez, Founder, EIGHT22 Group

infographic design

By Amy Balliet, CEO and Founder, Killer Visual Strategies
skills

apps and programs

These are some of the apps and programs I enjoy using (and playing with) the most.