Welcome!

I believe in the power of community to solve complex problems. Decades of serving the nonprofit sector—with sleeves rolled up and in the mix of delivering on missions — has taught me to believe in persistence and invest in purpose.

Some ways that I shine:

1. Finding Opportunities
Every job that I have had, from waiting tables to running a consulting business, required me to ferret out new opportunities. Expansive, creative thinking brought me to fundraising. What have I learned about myself over time? I can raise money. I can draw funders into a mission. I can see the connections and cultivate the spaces for ideas to grow.

2. Communication at the Core
I’m a writer. It’s in my blood. The written word is a power I wield to bring clarity to missions, transparency to programs, and resolution to conflict. I bring this superpower to conversations with stakeholders and in collaboration with boards. It also means I don’t run from the room when it’s time to write that big grant or prep that big conversation.

3. Turns out, Math Mattered
Budgets are my jam. As a child, I loved math. I use it daily to navigate complex outcome metrics, find clarity in complex expenditures tied in knots, and discover trends and lessons in the data.

4. Big and Small, Broad and Varied
It has been over 28 years since my first nonprofit job. Since then, I've worked at multi-million dollar NGOs and small operations with a few dedicated part-timers. Topic areas have ranged from critical basic needs (think food and housing) to complex, intersectional issues (think civil liberties and international democracy).

It has been five years since I founded my consultancy and began serving the Philadelphia region. In the process, my clients have raised over $5M in grants.