Oversee the firm's content strategy, development, and distribution and communications. Identify compelling topics and themes, design original research and learning experiences to advance them, and create and disseminate high-value content to serve the field.

Served as a member of senior leadership team of national association for grantmaking organizations with 600 institutional members and a $5 million annual budget ‐ Set strategy for GEO’s content and services, including publishing, conferences and peer learning programs ‐ Lead business planning, program development, research and evaluation for current and new content and programs ‐ Led a team of nine staff members responsible for program delivery including conferences, publishing… Show more Served as a member of senior leadership team of national association for grantmaking organizations with 600 institutional members and a $5 million annual budget ‐ Set strategy for GEO’s content and services, including publishing, conferences and peer learning programs ‐ Lead business planning, program development, research and evaluation for current and new content and programs ‐ Led a team of nine staff members responsible for program delivery including conferences, publishing, workshops, peer learning cohorts, and online learning offerings ‐ Served as first point of contact for external organizations interested in partnering with GEO ‐ Represented GEO on key national committees and at external events ‐ Wrote external articles, blog posts and other pieces to help position GEO as a thought leader in the field ‐ As a member of the senior leadership team, played a key role in fundraising, talent development, strategic planning and evaluation for the organization Show less

Played a critical role in the growth and development of the organization, dating back to 2002 when GEO had a staff of 2 and a budget under $1 million ‐ Led planning and program development for 17 GEO conferences, working with volunteer planning committees, speakers, outside consultants and a staff team. GEO conferences consistently sell out well in advance and are regarded as a premier professional development opportunity in our field as well as bring in 20% of the organization’s revenue… Show more Played a critical role in the growth and development of the organization, dating back to 2002 when GEO had a staff of 2 and a budget under $1 million ‐ Led planning and program development for 17 GEO conferences, working with volunteer planning committees, speakers, outside consultants and a staff team. GEO conferences consistently sell out well in advance and are regarded as a premier professional development opportunity in our field as well as bring in 20% of the organization’s revenue ‐ Oversaw the content development, editorial and production process for dozens of GEO publications developed to provide practical guidance for grantmakers looking to improve the way they support their grantees ‐ Led GEO’s Change Agent Project from 2005‐2006, which involved facilitating a series of focus groups across the country to garner input that led to a new strategic direction for the organization ‐ Led GEO’s Capacity Building work in 2012‐2013, which involved facilitating a series of focus groups and a landscape review to help refine GEO’s content and messages about capacity building in hopes of making the case to a broader audience of grantmakers and providing those with capacity building experience with useful guidance for how to advance their work further ‐ Designed and led GEO’s Change Incubator, an intensive 18‐month cohort program designed to support grantmakers’ efforts to adopt changes in practice that result in better grantmaker-grantee relations ‐ Served as a champion and key driver for a greater focus on racial equity in GEO’s theory of change, content and programming. So far this has led to the hiring of a senior advisor on racial equity and one other staff member, multiple staff trainings, new partnerships with other organizations and an explicit focus on racial equity in GEO’s next multiyear strategy. ‐ Represented GEO on various national committees and as a speaker at conferences of grantmakers and nonprofits Show less

‐ Edited publications focused on nonprofit governance for national membership organization, working with outside authors who were nationally recognized experts on nonprofit governance. Publications brought in $1 million in revenues annually ‐ Designed some publications ‐ Worked with marketing and communications team to create catalogs and other marketing materials ‐ Edited and wrote articles for monthly newsletter that went to the organization’s 3,000 members