To date, Lever for Change has influenced over $2.2 billion in grants and provided support to more than 175 organizations. As the gatekeeper of our brand, I provide strategic and creative communications in service of our organization’s mission, vision, and values. My goal is to deliver impact and influence for our clients and partners—clients, investors, applicants, judges, and problem solvers—to accelerate positive social change around the world. Behind the scenes, I provide communications counsel to the CEO, Leadership Team, Board, and staff of Lever for Change. I also provide high-value, high-touch communications advice and support to donors, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, their advisors, and their staff on successful projects including:- $640M Yield Giving Open Call (for MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving)- $117M Build A World Of Play (with the LEGO Foundation)- $90M Racial Equity 2030 (with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation)- $40M Equality Can't Wait (with Pivotal Ventures, MacKenzie Scott, & Schusterman Philanthropies)- $22M Stronger Democracy Award (with clients in the ICONIQ Impact family)- $24M Larsen Lam ICONIQ Impact Award for Refugees (with ICONIQ, Chris Larsen and Lyna Lam)- $10M Lone Star Prize (with Lyda Hill Philanthropies)

Created and implemented a strategic communications plan for Lever for Change, partnering with all departments to create compelling, coherent messaging to build our brand and reputation. Developed processes and protocols for the Communications team to facilitate and streamline work within the organization and with our many external partners. Drafted marketing plans for ten Lever for Change challenges, from Racial Equity 2030 to Equality Can't Wait and Build a World of Play. Delivered consistently excellent results for our services and ensured high-quality products for our donors and investors. Spearheaded celebrations around our $1 billion milestone with an impact report and an integrated outreach effort to celebrate our team and partners.

As a strategic communications consultant, I helped nonprofit and philanthropic organizations build their brands, relationships and influence to stand out from the crowd. Clients included: the Partnership for the Bay's Future (San Francisco Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Ford Foundation), Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, World Bicycle Relief, and Future Generations University, among others.Services provided:• Brand development: Defining the essence of brands and telling organizations' stories.• Strategic planning: Creating long-term marketing communications plans for businesses and projects.• Messaging: Reaching the right people at the right time in the right place.• Change communications: Navigating challenging situations and projects.• Team building: Aligning people with objectives to achieve desired outcomes.

• After finishing grad school and providing strategic communications counsel during a year-long executive transition at the Hilton Foundation, I took a sabbatical break and traveled the world.• Visited 26 countries on 6 continents, chronicling experiences online (www.mojonomads.com)

• Reported to the President and CEO, and served on the executive leadership team. • Shaped and implemented organization-wide strategic communications plans, positioning the Foundation as a leader in the field of social change with a legacy of compassion and integrity.• Worked closely with each of the 12 program areas and the Hilton Prize team to develop and maintain strategic communications and marketing plans tailored to each portfolio. • Helped elevate program profiles and achieve team goals, bringing in new partners, furthering organizational influence and attracting additional investments for signature issues. • Provided strategic advice and tactical support to the President & CEO. • Created a $3 million media grants portfolio with investments in institutions such KCRW, NPR, PBS and The Guardian.• Helped evolve the organization’s brand from an obscure charitable fund into one of the leading philanthropic foundations in the country, providing a clear pathway for future efforts and iterations.• Served as brand gatekeeper with oversight of organizational identity, graphic design and quality control.• Served as point person for communications efforts across departments, training staff members and ensuring internal cohesion. Created crisis communications plans and served as spokesman.• Created media strategies for each of our program areas and an overarching plan for the whole organization, resulting in coverage in high-quality media outlets.• Created and grew digital platforms. Identified influencers and refined audience segments; tailored and tracked messages. • Clearly defined audiences and expected outcomes. Analyzed data to provide insights to leadership and unit heads, which helped us adjust strategies, making initiatives more effective.• Administered a communications budget of approximately $1 million, growing my team to a four-person structure supported by a network of external experts, consultants and other partners.

• Managed the Hilton Humanitarian Prize—the $2 million “Nobel” of the nonprofit world.• Developed and executed strategic communications and marketing plans for the Prize.• Served as the Foundation’s communications representative, handling media outreach, internal messaging, executive speech writing and crisis management.• Promoted and designed events of various sizes and types, working with creative teams to produce high-quality publications and calls to action for diverse stakeholders.• Developed the Foundation’s online assets, digitizing the nominations process, as well as overhauling our website and publications. Experimented with social media, investing in social advertising and campaigns, leading us to become one of the earliest philanthropies to engage in social media.• Served on nominations team and assessed prominent nonprofits in China, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Nepal, South Africa and Uganda, while planning simultaneous visits by teams in other countries.• Managed the entire nominations process, from applications and evaluations, to coordinating site visits and due diligence reporting, and preparing review materials for the Prize Jury to make their decision.• Worked with high-level government officials, global institutions and think tanks to recruit conference speakers, content contributors and validators.• Produced galas and humanitarian events in New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Geneva.• Streamlined Foundation design and visual identity, overhauled website and publications.• Managed approximately $1.5 million budget, providing progress reports to the Board of Directors.

• Developed strategic communications and marketing plans for clients, as well as providing support.• Created content and managed early online platforms, including blogs and video channels.• Helped secure funding for an independent film production company shooting a documentary in Japan.

• Provided advice and support to management to improve organizational structure and protocols.• Streamlined internal processes with regard to foreign personnel and curriculum. • Managed a team of international staff in coordination with Japanese team leaders.

• Collaborated with a large, diverse, international staff at the headquarters of ECC, one of the major private teaching corporations in Japan, to develop and implement high-quality programs.• Served as communications liaison between Japanese and non-Japanese staff, navigating complex layers of stakeholders and implementing company-wide strategies.• Recruited and trained international staff to ensure alignment with national programs.• Learned to operate in a Japanese office environment, with a variety of people and styles of management to ensure brand consistency and excellent customer service.

• Supported the Executive Director of this trade association focused on promoting recycling and reuse of paper materials in the European Union through advocacy and other outreach efforts. • Implemented strategic communications plans to reach organizational objectives.• Managed website and publications, as well as creating content and messaging.

• Designed and managed an international conference on Transatlantic security issues for this private event company, recruiting high-level speakers, drafting messaging and promoting sales. • Ensured alignment of programming with company brand and marketing strategy.• The event was the most successful in the company’s history, bringing in a record number of attendees.

Managed and edited publications and a website; organized conferences and a careers fair; served as contact person for participating companies and the general press; served as contact person for over 500 interns.

Worked in the Internet division (NIDS), helping to archive all NATO documents in digital format for the organization's initial website.

Assisted with general administrative duties and writing reports. Accompanied officials on business visits and assisted with follow up.