Welcome! Here is a bit about me.

I work at the intersection of community, communications, and strategy. I’ve led engagement for national networks, built programs that connect practitioners and thought leaders, and designed systems that help organizations move from one-off interactions to long-term, meaningful participation.

Most recently, I was at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, where I shaped engagement strategy for communities of practice across multiple policy areas. My work spanned everything from planning multi-city events and designing member communications to building the behind-the-scenes systems—email templates and workflows, content microsites, and feedback loops—that keep people connected over time.

Prior to Brookings, I managed a portfolio of human service organizations at Economic Mobility Pathways, where I learned the ins and outs of membership-based work. I focused on growing participation, strengthening relationships, and ensuring members were getting real value. We expanded the network, improved retention, and built a stronger sense of shared learning across organizations.

With the Women’s Fiction Writers Association, I combine my love of fiction with my expertise in network management to support a 1,700+ global community. I’ve designed engagement systems, led programs across mentorship, events, and storytelling initiatives, and built structures—from onboarding to strategic communications—that keep the community active and connected. I currently serve as Board President.

Across all of this, a few things stay constant: I care about how people actually experience programs and communities—not just how they look on paper. I’m drawn to the “in-between” work—the follow-ups, systems, and structures that make engagement stick. I enjoy turning big ideas into something concrete and usable, and I like being in the thick of it.

What’s next? I’m looking to connect with others building community—to partner on and untangle the hard questions around what people want from an event, program, or network, and to deliver a clear set of options, along with the “how,” to sustain them over time.

I’m interested in long-term opportunities and am open to contract work, depending on an organization’s needs.

Want to chat? Drop me a line!