I lead a San Diego foundation focusing on funding innovative solutions to the challenges facing our community. The mission of The Kinship Fund is to build the resiliency and wellbeing of women and girls through the financial and capacity-building support of nonprofit organizations.OUR VALUES- We acknowledge that unbalanced power, bias, and inequity shape our systems, including philanthropy, and we remain committed to redistributing power in service of a more equitable world.- We are here to learn and believe those closest to the issues are best positioned to guide our giving practices.- We focus on relationships, not reports.- We seek to model humility, honesty, and mutual accountability.- We understand trust is built over time and only when we show up to align our actions with our words.The Kinship Fund strives to be a part of a growing community of funders who are pushing the boundaries of philanthropy to provide more effective support to our nonprofit partners. Kinshipfund.com

Responsible for external relations, donor relations, marketing and branding for the Center for Justice & Reconciliation at PLNU.Led the launch of the Beauty for Ashes Scholarship Fund for survivors of human trafficking to pursue their college degree at Point Loma Nazarene University.

I started my own consulting business in 1997 after working in a variety of roles in public relations and marketing at Sharp HealthCare. Over time, my consulting grew into Canopy Marketing, a full service marketing firm, specializing in market branding and website development. At Canopy Marketing, we bring creativity, energy and new ideas to the table to help you grow your business. From the initial development of the marketing concept, we will help you set your goals and develop a plan to grow your business. Whether it's graphic design, copywriting, web programming or printing, we handle the details so you don't have to. Canopy Marketing's innovative communication solutions include:Websites - Design and BuildInbound Marketing - pulling new customers TO youSocial media and blogging supportBrochures and promotional materials Direct mail campaigns Newsletters Branding campaigns Logo design or redesign Our services include project management for all phases of production, including:Social media and bloggingInbound marketing plansCopywriting Graphic design Printing Web design and programming

Held lead marketing responsibility for the launch of Sharp Advantage, Sharp HealthCare's MediCal product line, offered through Sharp HealthPlan.Responsible for development and implementation of product launch and sales team.