I am an experienced nonprofit professional with a demonstrated history of guiding organizations undergoing significant growth, leadership transitions, and other transformational phases in creating more efficient and effective fundraising and communications programs. I am highly interested in the intersection of leadership, mission, operational effectiveness, and organizational culture in the environment and conservation sectors to further big goals.I have 18 years of experience in increasing effectiveness in philanthropy, marketing, nonprofit operations, strategic planning, institutional giving, and grants writing and management. I have a background in social sciences and had an early focus on the intersection of humans, culture, and the environment in coastal systems.