Accomplished servant leader and Harvard-certified Chief of Staff, with over twenty years of non-profit program management, business development, and leadership experience. Proven track record cultivating and leading diverse teams in high-stress environments serving the public interest. Extensive experience serving as the chief executive’s proxy, strategic advisor, and trusted second in command, while developing and overseeing operating policies and their execution. Demonstrated success in executing the best practices of the Chief of Staff discipline, and helping to foster an inclusive, holistic culture based on mutual respect. Highly skilled in leadership development, strategic planning, project management, conflict resolution, empowering and leading collaborative teams, grant writing and fundraising, financial oversight, risk management, and implementing organization-wide KPI evaluation processes and CRM tracking systems. Published author, mentor and coach, and strategic advisor to approximately 30 non-governmental organizations.I am deeply passionate about servant leadership, mindfulness, budo, and bushido, and I strive daily to set a consistent, loving example for my young daughters while fighting to create a better world for them.