I am a visionary, optimist, and passionate trailblazer in both business and life. My transformational and entrepreneurial leadership pushes companies to be disruptive in their space, achieve sustainable development, and ultimately outperform for stakeholders. As an experienced C-suite executive, my experience in operations, marketing, economic development, policy and communications gives me a broad perspective and deep knowledge to strategically take any organization to the next level. I have built cohesive, high-performance teams and organizations in the private, public and government sectors. From my early experiences as an Emmy award winning television reporter in markets around the country, to being recognized as, “Executive of the Year,” by the Central California chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), I give every opportunity and every organization my best. My role as Executive Director for the League of Oregon Cities, a governmental agency formed in 1925, allowed me to support and advocate for the 241 cities and 4.1 million residents in the State of Oregon. My previous role as CEO for San Diego North Economic Development Council (SDNEDC) provided leadership in the critical areas of economic and workforce development, business attraction and retention, advocacy and community support for those communities in its sphere of influence. I am as comfortable building companies from the ground-up in a startup environment (MaaS/car2go-world's largest car-sharing company) as I am in rebuilding, reimagining and reinvigorating staid organizations in the public and private sectors.I am driven to make a difference in this world as a lifelong learner and an innovator in business. I hold an MBA in Global Entrepreneurship & Marketing, BS in Business & Marketing, and executive education from University of Oxford and the London School of Economics.