Nonprofits show the heart of a community.
I’ve always been mission-driven, so naturally, I’ve been working with nonprofits for the past 14 years.
My main focuses within nonprofits are marketing/communications, project management, and program development. For more than a decade, I’ve been creating programs, processes, and copy that creates meaningful conversation with nonprofit stakeholders.
Much of my time within nonprofits has revolved around telling stories, making scientific topics accessible and interesting, and bridging the gap between people and the natural world.
I’ve also had the opportunity to be on-the-ground - working with people in their community - to offer mission-driven services like land management planning, conservation education, wildlife monitoring, community-based science, and more.
program manager, soil & climate alliance
I work across the food and agriculture supply chain in North America to shift 90% of the acres in production to regenerative practices to rebuild soil health, sequester carbon, and ensure farm profitability. I support the soil carbon initiative and the nutrient density alliance — the major programs of the soil & climate alliance. my focus areas within our Network are: leading communications planning, stakeholder engagement, collateral design and marketing, website development and administration, research, and meeting/event development.
some examples of my work for Green America Center for Sustainability Solutions:
director of development, education, & outreach
I developed and evolved education and outreach projects and programs, built and maintained partnerships, led all community engagement initiatives to include copywriting and editing marketing materials, and wrote grants and managed the grant lifecycle.
A few key accomplishments: successfully managed seven large programs with different timelines and budgets simultaneously, developed and implemented three new programs in less than one year, created an organizational style and branding guide, wrote 40+ grant proposals and 26 email newsletters via Constant Contact software, increased engagement more than 800%, and improved volunteer and donor communications through content and communications calendar.
A few of my programs: Community Conservation Partnership program, Adopt-A-Preserve, Membership & Sponsorship programs, Experiential Learning, Wildlife Monitoring, Land Steward Volunteer program
Some examples of my work for the Waukesha County Land Conservancy:
Instagram, 2019 Annual Report, 2020 Annual Report, Newsletter Example
engagement supervisor
I built industry-leading programming to improve the outcomes for wildlife in San Diego County. I directly managed a team of 400+ volunteers, consistently assessed program needs, ensured compliance with the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife, and planned, wrote, and edited all program communications and training materials.
A few key accomplishments: created and implemented a detailed and rigorous training program to include 500+ pages of history, processes, and key information related to wildlife husbandry and medical care, developed and implemented a new wildlife transport program - in partnership with staff - that was adopted by the organization as a whole, wrote and edited 30+ email newsletters via Constant Contact software, created and led an extended learning series with 16 classes per year, created a department-wide blog in WordPress, wrote, updated, and edited web copy for four years, created and led 100+ person information sessions via PowerPoint and Prezi, and acted on the special response team in the H7N2 virus outbreak in Queens, NY in partnership with the ASPCA.
