Nonprofit Leadership · Philanthropy & Fundraising · Strategy · Social Impact
For more than three decades, I have helped mission-driven organizations become stronger—building revenue, strengthening teams and systems, navigating change, and connecting ambitious ideas with practical strategies.
My work spans nonprofit executive leadership, fundraising and philanthropy, organizational strategy, arts and culture, food security, youth and community development, gender-based violence, and movements for racial, gender, and LGBTQ+ justice. Across that work, I bring a practical understanding of what organizations need to grow, adapt, and make meaningful change.
Leadership Experience
My work is grounded in hands-on nonprofit leadership. I have served as Executive Director of three organizations, leading teams, budgets, fundraising, board partnerships, programs, operations, and organizational change. That experience continues to shape how I approach strategy and organizational development today: with attention to mission, people, resources, and the practical systems that help good work succeed.
Experience Across Fields
My career has taken me across arts and culture, food security and food justice, youth and education, domestic and gender-based violence, community development, and movements for racial, gender, and LGBTQ+ justice.
I have worked at the local, regional, national, and international levels, with organizations of different sizes, communities, funding environments, and approaches to social change. That breadth has deepened my understanding of what strong leadership, sustainable resources, healthy organizations, and trusted relationships make possible.
How I Work
I help mission-driven organizations strengthen the strategies, systems, resources, and relationships they need to do their best work. My engagements range from focused projects to longer-term advising, often during periods of growth, transition, or organizational change.
I advise nonprofit leaders and organizations on strategy, fundraising, management, systems, and organizational change. My work is practical and tailored to the situation—sometimes as an ongoing thought partner to an executive, and sometimes helping a team solve a specific challenge, strengthen an internal system, or navigate a period of growth or transition.
I design and facilitate practical, interactive learning experiences for nonprofit leaders, boards, and teams. Topics have included fundraising, financial management, board development, earned income, program planning and evaluation, and organizational culture. I focus on helping people understand the issues in front of them, work through real challenges, and leave with tools they can actually use.
Writing has been an important part of my work throughout my career—from fundraising and organizational strategy to communications, curriculum, and cultural projects. I take select project-based and retainer engagements, with recent work including communications for a domestic violence organization, curriculum for a documentary film, and pitch materials for a retrospective of a cultural activist.
I also take on select consulting projects where my experience can help an organization move something important forward. That work has included:
- Organizational strategy, planning, and transitions
- Fundraising strategy, revenue planning, and development systems
- Board development and governance
- Budgeting, financial systems, and organizational sustainability
- Staffing structures, hiring, work planning, and team systems
- Data, technology, and operational systems
I am especially useful when an organization is growing, changing, rebuilding a system, or trying to turn a complicated challenge into a practical plan.
