I work at the intersection of words, people, and purpose.

In conversation with Michelle Zauner, lead singer of Japanese Breakfast and author of Crying in H Mart, at the sold-out 2023 Frederick Reads event.

Strategic support for foundations, funders, and other philanthropic entities seeking to center equity, engage next gen and rising leaders, and contribute to change efforts in meaningful ways.
Skilled meeting design, facilitation, and moderation of events both large and small, all with an eye towards conversation as relationship.
Content development, creation, copywriting, copyediting, and long-form writing about books and authors. Let me help you tell your story.

Past & Current Partners

Supporting foundations and individuals in their practice of the Equitable Evaluation Framework™.
Annual facilitation and coaching for the Next Gen program, a six-month fellowship for rising leaders in philanthropy.
Planning committee participation, including meeting design, marketing, and day-of hosting, for an annual all-day professional convening for nonprofits in Frederick County.
On-stage conversation partner for Frederick County Public Library’s Frederick Reads event in 2023 (Michelle Zauner) and 2025 (R. L. Stine), held at the Weinberg Center for the Arts.
Brand + website development, copywriting, blog contributions, and strategic planning for a small family foundation.
Contributions to NCFP blog on tying philanthropic practice to family values in family philanthropy.
15+ years of contributions to Shelf Awareness for Readers and Shelf Awareness Pro in the form of book reviews, columns, and in-depth author interviews.
On-stage moderator for select Frederick Speaker Series events, including Cheryl Strayed (2024) and Celeste Ng (2025).

Select Work Samples

- Brand development for The Helen J. Serini Foundation; in-house development of the foundation’s website in Squarespace + all web content writing
- Regular contributions to the foundation’s blog
- (This website is self-built, too!)
- Long-form review of 2025 novel Finding Grace (and accompanying interview with author Loretta Rothschild)
- Short-form review of David Gate’s poetry collection, A Rebellion of Care
- Non-fiction review of photo-essay collection, Trespass: Portraits of Unhoused Love, Life, and Understanding
- What You Should—and Shouldn’t—Do When Meeting a Grantee for the First Time, in Chronicle of Philanthropy
- Named contributor to the 2023 Expanded Equitable Evaluation Framework™.
- Introductory letter for the 2021 Frederick Funders Data Report
- Ghostwritten blog post, “Coming to the Work as Equals,” on Exponent Philanthropy blog
- Content + copy editing for Heaven Sent Sleep’s virtual infant sleep course + accompanying PDF guides
- Content contributions + copyediting for EEI’s Conversation Guides