Founded a national consulting and retained search firm partnering with high-profile, mission-driven public purpose clients committed to advancing equity and social justice. Expertise and Core Practice Areas: Public Education Reform, Executive Search, Leadership Coaching. Board Development, Organizational Redesign.* Retained by The Cleveland and George Gund Foundations for key talent management role in citywide school district transformation and new school openings serving 40k Cleveland students* Worked closely with charter school network founders in high poverty urban centers to clarify staffing needs. Developed sophisticated search strategies to attract exceptional talent. Built candidate pools reflective of their communities. * Successfully completed hundreds of executive and director level searches* Longstanding practice building diverse candidate pools* Executive coaching for CEOs * Strategic planning consultant and facilitator for senior leadership in non-profit and business sectors* Board development – Design board retreats and strategic planning meetings* Bring warmth, ingenuity, curiosity, insight, research mindset, and clarity to deliver positive results for individuals and teams

Full service recruiting and talent management for national, regional and local not-for-profit organizations. Specialty: educational organizations. Placed President of The College Board during major transition and leaders of social outreach and advocacy organizations.

Member of faculty and design team for intentionally diverse first cohort of emerging leaders in North Carolina. The primary purpose of WLI is to build an inclusive network of courageous leaders to work across divergent ideas and identities to improve the lives of all NC citizens.

Founding member of team that introduced transformational approach to teaching leadership, initially one course that grew to a larger program in high-demand at HKS. Completed research that led to the founding of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard.

Managed a team in Boston and New York to create and distribute national promotional campaigns publicizing television documentaries (Vietnam) and ongoing series (Julia Child, Nova, Frontline), produced by the award-winning flagship station of the national public broadcasting network.

Member of the Senior Executive Staff and founding team that launched the state’s first standalone child and family services agency engaged in large scale social services reform. Key advisor to the Commissioner, senior team, and liaison to the Governor’s office. Responsible for all agency communications strategy, internal and public-facing.* Conceived and launched “Wednesday’s Child” in 1981, a weekly television special whose purpose is to recruit permanent families for children in foster care. Created partnership with WBZ-TV, Boston’s local CBS affiliate, and news anchor Jack Williams. The program still airs weekly.

Senior executive staff role at statewide agency undertaking progressive reform agenda to expand community programs and improve or close state institutions for the mentally handicapped.

Key staff for re-election campaign during the height of turbulent Boston school desegregation. Candidate won, garnering more votes than any candidate for Boston elective office that year.