An easy communicator and team builder, most often client-facing. Having excelled in numerous fields impacted by technology, including education, bioscience, finance and agriculture, in roles from ideation to management to development.Most comfortable in new markets and changing environments. Over 15 years experience in business development, community building, and innovation ecosystems. Passionate about creating and supporting equitable social and financial movements that empower entrepreneurs and small businesses. Tireless volunteer, Co-Founder and Executive Director of WEconomy, led development and implementation of a revolutionary set of tools helping establish thriving regional economies, fueled by local capital and re-shoring regional production. 9-term Chairman of the Board, Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA.org), the US trade group that advocates for, educates, and connects the crowdfunding sector of the alternative finance industry. Traveled the world as a speaker and thought leader, representing the work of several non-profits in areas of financial empowerment and economic development. Designed and built technologies and strategies to bring leading entrepreneurship resources to aspiring innovators and their communities. Main goal is to be a trusted collaborator and a catalyst for positive change.