Throughout my career, I have built and nurtured relationships with a wide variety of people, developed an innovative mindset, and a personal leadership style built on a commitment to excellence, empathy, and practices that engender trust. I am a creative and strategic thinker who is future-oriented, works effectively and with sensitivity across barriers, sees potential everywhere, and is a disciplined systems-thinker always looking for ways to grow. I thrive working on teams, in a self-guided independent manner, in highly unstructured and ambiguous situations, and can care for multiple priorities with demanding timelines. Additionally, I am meticulously organized, precise, strive for mastery. I bring strong emotional intelligence and relationship building skills and relate well to colleagues and diverse constituencies.I bring an inquiring approach to learning and hold a depth of understanding on an array of subjects. My knowledge is informed by my diverse work experiences; passion for current events; understanding of local and global political, economic, and historical contexts; and unique experiences traveling and exploring the outdoors as well as between connections with people and the natural environment. I am skilled at connecting learnings to deepen understanding and generate new ideas.