I leverage my expertise in nonprofit tax and charity law to advise Builders Initiative’s philanthropic efforts. My responsibilities involve a wide range of legal and strategic advisement, from ensuring compliance with laws and regulations governing private foundations to crafting governance and compliance policies that promote effective philanthropy.Previously, I served as Senior Associate General Counsel at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, where I provided legal counsel and operational support to the MacArthur Foundation’s staff, management, and Board of Directors, assisting with a variety of legal, grants management, and corporate governance matters. Before joining MacArthur, I was an Associate at Adler & Colvin, a San Francisco-based law firm that specializes in representing tax-exempt organizations and philanthropists.I have a B.A. from Chapman University and earned my J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. While attending Loyola Law School, I served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Sheri Bluebond in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. I received an LL.M. in Taxation, with distinction, and a Certificate in Employee Benefits Law from Georgetown University Law Center, where I was named to the Dean’s List.I am a member of the American Bar Association (Exempt Organizations Committee of the Tax Law Section). I have also served as Chair of the Tax Section of the State Bar of California’s Exempt Organizations Committee, a member of the Northern California Planned Giving Council, and a member of the Pacific Coast TE/GE Exempt Organizations Council. I was also an adjunct faculty member at Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, where I taught courses on tax-exempt organizations. I have presented in the area of nonprofit law at the Center for Nonprofit and Volunteer Leadership and have conducted webinars and trainings on governance matters and tax issues facing nonprofit organizations at national and international conferences.