About Me

I’m a facilitator, strategist, systems thinker, and network weaver.  I’m also a lifelong student of how people, places, and patterns shape one another.

This page offers a bit more about my path, why I do this work, and how I balance my practice. If you’re curious, please read on! If you need a bio or headshots, please visit my press page.

Why I Do This Work

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been drawn to the patterns beneath the surface of things: the quiet forces that shape how we relate, how we lead, how we build, and how we heal.

Over time, this curiosity has led me into facilitation, systems thinking, leadership development, civic engagement, and network weaving. But beneath all of those forms is a deeper purpose: helping people and groups move through complexity with more awareness, care, and connection.

I do this work because I believe we need more spaces where we can listen for what truly matters, and more leaders and communities who can walk through uncertainty without losing themselves or each other.

My Journey

My path into this work has not been linear (nor would I want it to be!). 

I have learned much through my experiences as a military dependent (I’ve lived in 19 towns across 8 states), a gifted kid who didn’t quite fit, a cat caretaker, a community member wielding informal power, a public administrator spouse, a natural disaster survivor (four times!), a childlike aunt, a gardener, and the eldest child in a Southern family.  

I’ve worked within and across sectors: national corporations, tech startups, local government, higher education, grassroots networks, state government, philanthropy, small businesses, community non-profits, and collaborative multi-scalar civic initiatives. 

I’ve completed certificates and graduate work in trauma-informed coaching and consulting, integrated skills for sustainable change, strategic communication, and hold an MS in leadership and management. 

Each of these experiences has added nuance to my understanding of how change happens and what helps people thrive. Along the way, I’ve developed practices and patterns that guide my work, which help me stay grounded in what matters most as we move through complexity.

But more than any tool or technique, what has shaped my work is a deep respect for the human aspects of systems: the relationships, stories, and unseen dynamics that either support or block change and growth.

How I Balance My Work

Like many people doing relational and systems-focused work, I have learned the importance of tending to my own balance. As someone with what I call “autistic talent,” I intentionally balance “people work” (consulting, teaching, collaborative leadership) with quieter explorations that give me space to think, design, and create.

Some of the threads I am currently exploring include:

• Ancestral healing journeys: tracing the legacy of early North Carolina, Maryland, and Georgia settlers and the invisible wounds carried by people living in these places today
• Spatial planning that feels GOOD: helping homes, offices, and civic spaces better support resilience and neurodivergence
• Multi-generational co-housing research: exploring models that create mutually supportive living systems where people can age in place
• Artistic expression: designing mandalas, geometric, and fractal ink drawings – and creating colorful, wholesome grazing boards for myself, friends, and parties

These explorations nourish me and remind me that resilience is not just a goal for systems, but a daily practice for each of us.

If any of this resonates with you – whether as a peer, collaborator, client, funder, or fellow traveler – I would welcome the opportunity to connect.

Sometimes the most
meaningful collaborations begin with a single conversation.