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Montpelier, Vermont, Us

I provide strategic communications, business and partnership development, program planning, and content creation services to arts-based, community development, and youth-serving organizations.

Vernon, Vt, Us

Brattleboro, Vermont, Us

HatchSpace is a community workshop in the heart of downtown Brattleboro. HatchSpace exists to share the joy and fulfillment of woodworking with everyone. HatchSpace does this by providing tools, space and training for all skill-levels, from beginner to advanced. Their 8,000 SF workshop empowers and celebrates traditional craft while offering training and access to modern woodshaping tools and processes.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Led one of the nation's largest communities of artists, makers and hackers through a $5M real estate, finance, fit-up and relocation effort needed to secure a new 50,000sf. home.

Montpelier, Vermont, Us

Local 64, Montpelier, VTFounder and Champion in Chief, June 2012 – October 2021 (Exited)Manage growth of low-profit coworking hub and creativity incubator that provides workspace, community, and creative support to Central Vermont’s independent and creative workforce.Ongoing achievements:• Managed build-out and move from 1,200sf. facility to a renovated 3,300sf. space.• Manage members, their needs and end-to-end business requirements of running the space.• Support mixers, art openings, talks, and other social events to keep the space welcoming of all.

Searching for the stories and images that animate our collective democratic aspiration in America. Join the search at: http://www.searchforamerica.org

Three-year commitment to direct growth of startup makerspace, ensuring a sustainable business strategy underlies a vibrant creative community. Planned and managed growth across all areas, including membership, partnerships, facility, organization development and budget.Key achievements:• Managed build-out and move from 5,600sf. facility to a new 8,500sf. built-to-suit space.• Increased personnel from three to eight, including support base of 30 volunteers.• Grew membership base from 35 to 280 maker-members who regularly use the space. • Grew organization annual budget from $76,000 to $430,000 including fundraising plan.

The Office of Creative Economy provides support to remove barriers to economic growth, fosters networking opportunities and provides guidance on funding and permitting for Vermont's independent creatives, startups, and companies. More at:http://accd.vermont.gov/business/innovation/creative_economy

Bethesda, Md, Us

Provide technical support to USAID in the development of Grand Challenges and innovation prizes for international development.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Design, development, and roll-out of a competition platform to engage the world-wide MIT community in invention and entrepreneurship as public service.

Washington, Dc, Us

Responsible for the development of research methods and instruments to evaluate the impact of AmericaSpeaks' "21st Century Town Meeting" on political attitudes and behavior. Explore emerging methods for expanding citizen voice in governance.Steer the development of the organization's "Democracy Lab for Innovation and Research," a home for investigation of the interplay of evolving technology and democratic life and experimentation.Creator and web editor for deliberative-democracy.net and content developer for americaspeaks.org

Summer camp instructor of digital photography and web development. Supported the creation of the WiredWoods studio curriculum and later provided training services to teachers using the curriculum.

Designed and delivered the City's first high school Urban Studies curriculum that combined DC history, and introduction to urban design, and visual thinking to startup trade school. Provided curriculum design and instruction for graphic arts and theater program.

Provided a range of art preparation, production and administrative services including site work for "Binary Systems" (1999) and research for "Rippowam" (1999).

Washington, Dc, Us

Support the founding Executive Director and working board members in all aspects of organization development for an exciting startup nonprofit working to bring citizens' voices directly into policy making. Key activities include administrative support, program design and development, conference planning, research and writing, and fundraising.

Bachelors, International Development

Bfa, Photography

Ba, International Relations, Film