I am a climate resilience and disaster management strategist. I have 14+ years of experience building community capacity, advancing progressive policy, and managing multi-million dollar portfolios across government, nonprofit, and private sectors. I also have proven expertise in climate resilience planning, inter-agency coordination, innovative approaches to community engagement, and deploying resources to historically marginalized communities. 

Outside of my policy and advocacy work, I have served as an organizational and leadership coach. Coaching is a powerful catalyst for taking small, sweet steps toward building momentum to accomplish our goals. And when we break our lofty goals into actionable steps, our relationship with our work changes dramatically.

A bit more about me:

I have worked on climate and environmental justice advocacy domestically and internationally. I have worked with and for nonprofits, city governments, and mutual aid organizations, and am passionate about centering mental health in disaster management and advocacy. 

I have been professionally coaching for almost 11 years and received both my life coaching and organizational coaching certifications from the Academy for Coaching Excellence. I hold dual master's degrees in social work and disaster resilience leadership from Tulane University, with a certificate in Disaster Mental Health and Collective Trauma. 

My core values are resilience, humility, patience, playfulness, and transparency. I live with my wife and daughters in Decatur, Georgia. I love to travel, spend time in the mountains, and nerd out about organizational dynamics.