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My coaching is rooted in the idea that when we listen to our deepest wisdom, the answers reveal themselves to us. I will help you reconnect with your authentic self so that you can free yourself from the patterns and practices that hold you back. I use a range of cognitive, somatic, and creative modalities to partner with you on your journey to new ways of being and thinking; new ways of caring for yourself and others; and new ways of facing the challenges that stand in the way of realizing your dreams. I will meet you wherever you are on your journey. Together we will co-create a vision that is rooted in your heart, and clear a path to achieving that vision in a healthy way that both honors your unique experiences and nurtures you toward a fulfilling future.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Make Believe Works helps teams connect and enrich their work through playful, but meaningful, creative activities. Our workshops are imaginative but relevant, light-hearted but resonant, and vulnerable but empowering. They are designed to fuel the creative confidence that transforms mindsets and behaviors.

Greater New York City Area

Making Cents International, Youth Financial Services ExpertGuide the design of financial services for youth entrepreneurs at Access Bank (Nigeria) through the NASIRA 2 project, in collaboration with Frankfurt School.Gather For, Advisor and Founding VolunteerContribute to the design of an innovative community social safety net model to support Brooklyn residents who have been impacted by unemployment due to COVID-19.IDEO, AdvisorAdvise IDEO senior leadership and project teams to inform business development, product offerings, and service design for global financial inclusion and anti-poverty related projects.Euphrates Institute, Strategy consultant Applied human-centered design principles to guide strategy and programming for a grassroots peacebuilding organization. Created a fundraising strategy to support growth and expansion.Beacon Revolt Productions, Impact ProducerDesigned and initiated communication strategies and partnerships with advocacy organizations for the social impact film, Roads to Olympia.

Greater New York City Area

Developed BRAC’s first advisory services business unit dedicated to supporting developing country governments and NGOs on BRAC’s Ultra-Poor Graduation Approach.

Greater New York City Area

Spearheaded the development of a new data practice to support national governments to design financial systems that effectively serve the poor.

Built and led a knowledge resource center and consulting practice to support global financial service providers to customize financial services for young people.

New York, Ny

Launched Pro Mujer’s market research department, creating guidelines, tools and methodologies for capturing and analyzing client data in Pro Mujer’s five Latin American markets.

New York, Ny

Developed and managed the Pro Mujer accreditation system to measure institutional performance and compliance with microfinance industry best practices and Pro Mujer standards.

Directed the global accreditation activities of CRS Microfinance, leading overseas assessments to ensure quality evaluations and implementation of recommendations.

New York

Monitored performance of structured finance investment products; wrote investment reports for CDOs, local government investment pools, and money market funds.

Master Of International Affairs, Economic And Political Development/Microfinance

Ba, Spanish, Geography