Recent Engagements

  • Engaged by the CEO and ED of a professional learning organization to lead a Gates Foundation initiative exploring bundled services with curriculum publishers.

    Developed publisher partnerships from pitch to contract, navigating intellectual property complexities to launch partnerships.  Managed grant relationships to secure over $600k in additional funds.

  • Hired by the President of a prominent graduate school of education as interim Chief of Staff.

    Led two senior executive searches, ran cabinet operations, spearheaded two high-stakes board meetings for 40+ trustees, and managed the execution for an internal, organization-wide convening.

  • Engaged by the Superintendent of a mid-sized CMO to solve an ambiguity problem.

    A new leader for a brand-new function but hadn't defined what success looked like. Coached the leader to build strategy, structure the role, and secure stakeholder alignment.

  • Advised the regional ED of a CMO facing a make-or-break transition: converting his region from part of a larger CMO into an independent 501(c)(3) while keeping the team intact.

    Navigated reorganization and budget realities, then helped communicate the path forward —every leader he needed to keep stayed.


  • Hired by a venture philanthropy partner to support a newly formed portfolio.

    Answered the critical question: what non-financial technical assistance does each venture actually need to succeed? Diagnosed gaps, vetted providers, and structured scopes of work to connect ventures with the right support.


  • Supported the Chief Strategist at a national non-profit to develop a fair and equitable framework for compensating short term design work while staying in budget.

    Researched compensation frameworks, interviewed previous contractors, and led the team in a decision making protocol to recommend a decision to their team lead.  The compensation framework was adopted.