Change Expertise:

- Facilitation + Learning

- Change Design + Strategy

- Employee Experience + Culture

I have experience with:

- Higher education

- Government (Federal)

- Non-profit

- Healthcare

- Insurance

Education:

- B.A. in English with Writing Concentration from Gettysburg College

- Business Bridge Certificate from Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth

As consultants, we live in the middle of the entire change — bridging the gap between planners, stakeholders, implementors, and customers. I love seeing that full picture and using it to make everyone’s lives better — helping clients see the subtlest impacts, listen to the quietest voices, and solve the thorniest issues.

I also love bringing order to the chaos, connecting all the loose threads into a unified story and strategy. It’s challenging work, but you can’t beat the feeling when all the pieces fall into place.

1. Always keep people at the center of what you do. At the end of the day, change starts, stop, and succeeds with people. They’re the most important components of my work, so keeping them front and center is key.

2. Make space for fun. No matter how dire or urgent something seems, there’s always room for a little bit of laughter and a little bit of joy. Even beyond mental heath, I’m my most productive and creative self when I add a little touch of whimsy to my day.

3. Take notes whenever you can. It sounds so simple, but people are always saying smart things, decisions are always getting made - and I never remember what I think I’m going to remember. So I make a conscious effort to capture as much as I can, whenever I can. It’s surprising how much success I’ve had - and how many problems I’ve avoided - just because I wrote something down.

Book: I can’t choose just one book, but I keep coming back to science fiction. The genre strikes a really interesting balance between creative thinking and philosophical ideas.

TV Show: Definitely Northern Exposure from the 90s. It’s such a vivid depiction of a small town in Alaska and all its fun, quirky inhabitants. Also (kind of like science fiction) the episodes combine creative storytelling with epic philosophy, which is pretty unique for a TV show.

Thursday. It’s just on the precipice of the weekend, but not quite Friday. So there’s productivity, but also just enough relaxation to give you a little burst of creativity. I feel like that combination of energetic drive and open-minded agility fits me well.

I’m probably cooking, looking for a house with my wife, or diving head-first into my passion of the month. My latest obsession was cinnamon buns - reading about them, baking them, telling people more than they ever wanted to know about them, etc. That fixation has since waned, so we’ll see what the next month has in store.