Tory founded, leads Studio Kākāpo, strategic communications for a livable future. Tory works with people solving humanity's biggest problems, helping teams get their story straight, engage their audiences, and infuse narrative strategy throughout their project to increase impact. Studio Kākāpo's scope is global, and projects span the gamut from startups and startup accelerators to multi-stakeholder system change initiatives. Whether you need a newsletter tune-up, a pitch overhaul or a multi-stakeholder strategy to change dominant narratives, Studio Kākāpo has you covered.

Tory developed, oversaw execution of the grantmaking, narrative strategies for this start-up philanthropic fund. Duties included managing a 5-person team, overhauling, optimizing all systems: Grantmaking, fundraising, operations, communications. Tory upgraded pitch materials, cultivated partnerships, managed relationships with donors, grantees, other climate-focused philanthropies.

Tory managed global campaign projects across issue areas (climate, energy, oceans, forests, food, overconsumption); provided guidance to national teams on campaign design, strategic communications, online/offline engagement, ships actions, mass mobilization, storytelling, culture change. Tory led development, fundraising, launch of groundbreaking global plastics campaign featuring bottom-up, citizen-science-driven narrative change strategy that worked; represented the organization in #BreakFreeFromPlastics movement strategy formation, donor pitch sessions.

Tory founded, led this international consulting firm providing campaign, communications, evaluation expertise, capacity building to nonprofit solutions projects. Conceptualized, authored, produced multi-perspective reports, presentations, multi-media packages, best practice guides, knowledge products for government, foundations, major NGOs. Clients included foundations, donor institutions, NGOs, advocacy groups, frontline communities, governments solving for climate, indigenous rights, thriving ecosystems. Selected Clients: Annie E. Casey Foundation, David & Lucile Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO World Heritage, AusAID, GEF, USAID, Conservation International, IUCN, The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, State of California, Governments of Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea.

Tory founded, led this award-winning grant-funded organization specializing in mobilizing urban communities via participatory art, connecting across difference, identifying community issues/solutions, working together to persuade elected officials to act. Funded by National Endowment for the Arts, U.S. Department of Justice, Colorado Council on the Arts, Denver Foundation, others.