The short version
I grew up in Nebraska, moved to New York City in 2007 on a whim, and spent a decade there as a data analyst turned community builder turned operations leader. I founded NYTechWomen, then Bella Minds, then found my way into the kind of work I'm best at: being the person who makes a mission actually run.
For the last five years I've been Director of Finance & Operations at a criminal justice nonprofit, where I scaled HR from about 20 people to 150, supported roughly $150M raised, stewarded about $90M in cash, owned the budget, and staffed the finance and audit committees. Now I live in Florida with my partner, my twin stepkids, and a Cavalier named Bruce.
I don't fit neatly in one box. I can build a financial model, teach a teenager to drive, quilt, sew a stocking out of pineapple fabric, walk 500 miles across Spain, and ship a website in an afternoon. I've stopped apologizing for the range. It's the whole point.