I work where community, communications, and strategy meet. I’ve led engagement for national networks, built programs that connect practitioners and thought leaders, and designed systems that help organizations move from one-off interactions to long-term, meaningful participation.

Most recently, I was at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, shaping engagement strategy for communities of practice across multiple policy areas. That included everything from planning multi-city events and designing member communications to building the behind-the-scenes systems—email templates and workflows, content hubs and microsites, and feedback loops—that keep people connected over time. Previously, I learned the ins and outs of membership-based work while managing a portfolio of human service organizations while at Economic Mobility Pathways, focusing on growing participation, strengthening relationships, and making sure members were actually getting value. We grew the network, improved retention, and built a stronger sense of shared learning across organizations.

With the Women’s Fiction Writers Association, I combined my love for fiction with my expertise in network management by supporting their 1,700+ member global community. At WFWA, I designed engagement systems, ran programs across mentorship, events, and storytelling initiatives, and built structures—from onboarding to strategic communications—that keep the community active and connected. I am currently the Board President.

Through all of this, a few things stay constant: I care about how people actually experience programs and communities—not just how they look on paper. I’m drawn to the “in-between” work—the follow-ups, systems, and structures that make engagement stick. I love turning big ideas into something concrete and usable.

What’s next? I want to connect with others trying to build community—to partner and untangle the hard questions around what people want from an event, program, or network and deliver a menu of options along with the ‘how’ to keep it running into the future.

Want to chat? Drop me a line!