The HEAL Project is a nonprofit organization that teaches kids where their food comes from and why it matters, through programs on our educational farm and school garden sites along the California coast. We put soil over screens and people before pixels, encouraging young people to connect deeply with ecology and food systems for a healthier life.

Eidos is a global NGO working with governments and corporations to help people build resilience in tech-moderated futures. I led initiatives in research and development, strategic narrative, and technological change, and represented the company in high-level partnerships with organizations like Google, Microsoft, and the United Nations.

Led an international team of five learning experience designers to conceptualize and create the full hands-on learning experience of a new 10-story children's museum in Central Mumbai. The museum was named one of Time Magazine's World's Greatest Places in 2024.

Following the release of their Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma," I teamed up with the Center for Humane Technology to build "Foundations of Humane Technology," a flagship course to empower technologists and product teams to build technology that strengthens society and preserves the best of humanity. I led development of the course, which launched in fall 2021 and has now been completed by over 14,000 technologists in 130+ countries.

A California Benefit Corporation and Certified B Corp, Singularity University (SU) guides companies, governments, and entrepreneurs to leverage current and emerging technologies to tackle our world’s biggest challenges. SU’s programs empower leaders with mindsets and toolsets to overcome technological disruption and to apply technologies to create a better and more equitable future for all. In my staff role, I worked with our community of more than 360,000 people across 127 countries to create and deliver foundational content on the application of emerging technologies to tackle the world's biggest challenges. I built tools and resources to measure and analyze impact, served as the storyteller for our community, and led experimental partnerships on topics ranging from education to nuclear security.In my faculty role, I produced thought leadership and custom seminars on emerging technologies and their potential for impact in companies and governments, with a specific focus on the influence of technological disruption on education and work.Through my dual appointment, I was also responsible for developing a new business strategy and practice for K-12 education, focused on creating highly scalable, widely accessible tools and resources that better prepare students and educators to use technology in meaningful, impactful ways.A few things I'm proud of from my time at SU:🛠️ I conducted 58 in-person training programs with senior leaders in governments and corporations on how to best leverage new and emerging technologies to solve global challenges💧 My team launched an incentive challenge to create solutions to the California drought, in collaboration with then-Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom. Three selected finalists were incubated and supported by the State of California🧠 I developed a curriculum on leveraging technology for impact, which scaled to use in 17 countries in 2 years in partnership with the world’s largest K12 education group

As part of the G20 activities in Argentina in 2018, I was appointed by the G20’s Engagement Group on Youth to lead the 2018 Task Force for the Future of Work, bringing together leaders from around the globe to shape smarter policy in response to technological change; presented policy recommendations to the Heads of State of the G20 nations

Designed and delivered an innovation curriculum and educator training program for the UAE Ministry of Education's Mohammed Bin Rashid Smart Learning Program. Included a month on the ground in the UAE working directly with public school students and educators.

IDEAco is an education development company that builds curriculum and learning experiences at the intersection of design, technology, and social impact. IDEAco products are used by schools in over 75 countries and were previously used nationwide in China. In 2015, our team was acqui-hired by Singularity University, and programs were spun off into stand-alone entities that continue to be operated today. 🌍 We built the world’s first comprehensive K12 curriculum for teaching 21st century problem solving through design thinking and 3D printing technology, which has since been adapted into an award-winning book for young people to design the future🚀 Minted the world’s youngest space engineer (a 9-year-old in Wisconsin whose 3D design became one of the first items to ever be manufactured off Earth) through a pioneering partnership with Made In Space and the International Space Station.

I planned and directed six programs on entrepreneurship, education innovation, and social development for the United States Congress' Open World Program, an initiative that selects young professionals from Russia and Eastern Europe for immersive learning experiences in the United States.

The Fox Cities-Kurgan Global Partnership is a 501(c)3 global health and security nonprofit that launched between the United States and rural Russia in 1986. Founded as a small Sister Cities program, it grew into one of the most active development organizations working between the two countries in the early 2000s. The partnership worked with funders and governments to build hospitals, equip clinics, train police, open a domestic violence shelter, and start magazines, in addition to coordinating a multinational effort that in 2012 completed the deconstruction of Russia’s largest chemical weapon stockpile.Over the course of 10 years, I held every single role in the organization, from intern webmaster to board member to Executive Director, contributing to projects including rule of law training, social services development in women's rights and children's wellness, global education and arts, and chemical weapons disarmament. I learned more than I ever dreamed possible through a few experiences here:🌏 I regularly lived and worked in rural Siberia, creating a second home in a city on the other side of the planet, learning Russian to professional proficiency and developing strong working relationships with business and government leaders in both countries.💰 After 23 years of US-only funding, I led a redesign of fundraising to achieve first-ever 1:1 parity in Russian and US funding⤴ Led a two-year organizational transformation process resulting in a redesign of programming, 300% increase in funding, and new partnerships with universities and government agencies🎓 Held an adjunct faculty appointment at the Russian Academy of Labor and Social Relations, teaching service-learning community development seminars and supervising research; initiatives credited with 50% increase in university applications over 3 years🇷🇺 Designed and facilitated a full program track for a 1,000+ attendee global summit on peace and security, keynoted by Mikhail Gorbachev

Taught university seminars in community development and innovation, leading cohorts of students in designing and carrying out large-scale community impact projects. Supervised student research in cross-cultural fields, and provided applied linguistic training for students.Led development of global opportunities for Academy students and actively increased university-community involvement through visible projects, international partnerships, and events. These efforts were credited with a 50% increase in freshman application rates over three years.

After a summer volunteering as an English educator in the small city of Biysk in rural Siberia, I joined this volunteer-driven 501(c)3 nonprofit as the Country Director for five teaching sites in the Altai Region. I supervised five volunteer educators and was the primary liaison for all programming in-country during the summer of 2009.