Hello! I am a nonprofit professional, leader, and coach. My career has always been grounded in the pursuit of creating a more equitable world through practical economic solutions from education to housing to financial empowerment. Both in and outside of my day jobs, I have spent time engaging in learning and advocacy for changing the systems that perpetuate racial and gender disparities in wealth and well-being.  

I believe deeply in coaching as a meaningful and effective approach to cultivating change and growth.  I view people as capable, resourceful and whole. Coaching is a space to dedicate time, intention, and reflection to challenges and goals that you want to dig into. As a coach, I am here to support you in gaining clarity and focus, resolving ambiguity and ambivalence, identifying the resources you need and the action plan to accomplish what you set out to do. I will create space for you to think deeply, I will ask challenging questions, and I will support you and empathize along the way.  I will also provide the accountability that you are looking for to do what you say you want to do. 

Here's a quick overview of where I have invested my time in the past decade and a half. 

Work: I started my career with a focus on safe, affordable housing and I think about housing as a key determinant of both financial and personal health.

Change Machine, Nonprofit Consulting, mpowered, Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, Teach for America, Appalachia Service Project, Lighthouse PATH

Learning: Let's face it - I love professional development. I love to learn. I love conferences and journal articles, bring me some publications on behavioral economics, or Harvard Business Review articles and I will be a happy camper (or well, nerd).  See below for more on Qualifications and Training. 

Volunteering: 

Rochester University Student Mentoring, ASP Alumni Engagement, Chinook Fund Giving Project, Towards Justice - Wage Navigator, Goodwill Mentoring, Habitat for Humanity

Some influential books:

No Future Without Forgiveness, Scarcity, Co-Active Coaching, Quiet Leadership, The Coaching Habit, The Color of Wealth

Degrees:

Master of Nonprofit Management, Regis University (2015)

Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science/Social Work (2010)

Training and Certifications:

Motivational Interviewing Basic & Motivational Interviewing for Supervisors and Champions

AFCPE (Accredited Financial Counselor Planning and Education) 

Your Leadership Edge

Trauma Informed Care