Liz builds companies that tackle taboo topics. She founded her first social venture at age 15 focused on dating abuse and domestic violence education in schools. The org has been running for more than half her life. After graduating with a BBA from Parsons the New School for Design, she ran Special Projects for DoSomething.org, one of the largest global orgs for teens and social change. Then, she joined the founding team of Crisis Text Line as the Director of Communications. She oversaw brand, PR, marketing, strategic partnerships and business development--- growing the org to 12,000 volunteers, 76 million messages, in 3 countries. She left Crisis Text Line in 2018 to launch Lantern, a venture backed Public Benefit Corporation on a mission to change the way we talk about and manage end of life and death. Lantern was acquired by Wellthy in 2023. Currently, she is the Communications Lead for Kite + Sting, a consulting agency focused on communications strategy, startup development and storytelling. Liz earned a Masters of Science in Strategic Communications from Columbia University in 2019 and continues to TA for this program today. She is an active volunteer and Marketing Committee member for Experience Camps, a children's grief organization. In her free time, she is on a global search for the spiciest food.