I help those who care about the community make informed and effective resource investments that achieve strategic outcomes.I am a connector of people and ideas, a strategist, and a public speaker advocating for human-centered leadership and community solutions.I am a community engagement and communications professional with two decades of experience leading the charge for shared value. I look for opportunities to leverage resources and partnerships to address key community needs. My work has been recognized with a 40 Under Forty award, several employee of the year awards, and several national, regional, and local industry awards. I was appointed to the Governor’s Serve Washington Commission to support national service and social responsibility across the state, and currently serve as Chair. On this platform, I am most known for starting #FanFriday - a way to highlight some of the amazing people I know. In our community, I am known as an advocate for behavioral health, serving almost a decade as a board member for Comprehensive Life Resources. You speak StrengthsFinder? I am a learner, individualizer, who is strategic, analytical, and deliberative. If you want to hear a crazy story, ask me about the time I walked a full-size, live bull through the Museum of Glass. Bull in a china shop – it worked!