I'm a story nerd. I learned analysis first in comparative literature, where I was taught that you can't get at the heart of what something means outside of the language it was created in. The value of context and perspective is still at the center of my work, and now I use data and evaluation to tell even more stories! I empower organizations to better understand and collaborate with their communities by exploring people's perspectives and experiences, both inside and outside the organization. I harness the skills, insight, and passion of people who work on complex social challenges into clarifying outcomes, asking powerful questions, collecting data, and taking actions that put people first. I love re-inventing the wheel, complex problems, finding connections in unlikely places, and the power of teams. Once I got into trouble for asking “why” more than five times.