Every life experience shapes leaders and the way we view others. I have spent my career at the intersection of mission and action. My first job after college threw me headfirst into mission with a year working at a homeless shelter for run-away youth in San Francisco as a member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. Those lessons about the root causes of homelessness led me to graduate school to study public administration while building a career working with nonprofit organizations and schools/universities as a Major Gift fundraiser. My academic pursuits have always been complimented by fulltime work as a fundraiser and capacity-builder as well as more recent experiences supporting philanthropists as a Financial Advisor, and launching a technology company that helps nonprofits, schools, and enterprise companies better communicate digitally. The range of experiences I have been fortunate to collect inspire me each day to look for ways to support mission-driven organizations that are making our communities and our world better.