I have passion for community focused business development and effective nonprofit management. I continually strives to become the type of thoughtful leader who utilizes rational business acumen to achieve a greater good. My heart work is equitable inclusion of individuals in and support of small business ecosystems in the rural United States. My superpower is being a strategy nerd.I hold a B.A. in English from Clark University and an M.S.M. in Managing Mission Driven Organizations from Marlboro College. I hail from Southern Vermont and previous to working at ANCA held a position as the Director of Programs and Events at a Chamber of Commerce in Boston’s active Metrowest area. Prior to taking on the Entrepreneurial Economy Program Director role, I served as ANCA’s Business Transition Program Coordinator, where I have coordinated partners and programs of the North Country Center for Businesses in Transition.I am the former president of the Board of Directors at the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, where I continue to serve in a volunteer role and regularly support community projects and events.Outside of the office, I a spending time with my young children, satiating my appetite for reading, cooking (actually I am only interested in the eating part), kayaking, board games, and volunteering.Nonprofit management, Strategic Planning, Project Management, Results Based Accountability Modeling, Economic Development, Budgeting and Execution, Client Based Relations, Database and CRM Management, Membership and Visitor Services, Communications and Marketing, Fundraising and Grant Writing, Sponsorship Menu Creation and Solicitation, Facilitation, Board and Committee Engagement, Event Planning and Rural Enterprise