Planning Associate, Plan for a Resilient Oregon (PRO), September 2025 – present

• Co-author of Governor Tina Kotek’s PRO, developing people-centered strategy recommendations to build community resilience to natural hazards, guiding budget and legislative priorities for next biennium.

• Conducting extensive research to inform PRO through analysis of 100+ local and national plans, synthesis of community engagement results, and integration of feedback from the Statewide Resilience Forum.

• Designed community engagement toolkit for use by 50 community-based organizations across Oregon to solicit localized input from their communities through surveys, focus groups, interviews, and other activities.

Planning Associate, Albany Heritage & Cultural Resilience, January – June 2025

• Developed FEMA-funded Heritage Disaster Resilience Plan in partnership with City of Albany, OR planners.

• Conducted research through analysis of city plans, partner interviews, field visits, and survey feedback to identify resilience priorities and strategies for historic and cultural preservation.

• Created guidance for Oregon Heritage to support equitable engagement in heritage resilience planning.

Housing & Land Use Planning Consultant, June – September 2025

• Created internal and external communication plan, messaging, and content to launch the Equity Atlas.

• Conducted research, engagement, and survey analysis for update of Envision Eugene comprehensive plan.

• Analyzed zoning codes to enable new micro village and co-housing development policy.

Sustainability Program Consultant, March – September 2025

• Led reporting on the City’s Climate Action Plan 2.0 by creating Eugene’s Climate StoryMap, a Climate Dashboard, and an implementation plan for City Council, partners, and the community to track progress.

• Facilitated engagement activities like surveys and workshops in support of new energy policy development

Senior Communications Strategist, Bureau for Legislative & Public Affairs (LPA), May 2021 – August 2024

• Managed strategic communications for USAID humanitarian and development priorities across all D.C. Bureaus, technical offices, 80+ global Missions, the White House, and other federal agencies.

• Overhauled coordination process with regional and technical bureaus to break down silos and facilitate access to LPA resources, resulting in more compelling stories for domestic and international audiences.

• Spearheaded the USAID Strategic Communications Group of 350+ communicators to set weekly messaging, coordinate training programs, provide campaign guidance, and ensure brand quality and cohesion.

• Aligned external messaging and engagements with the goals and vision set forth by Administrator Power. Coordinated press, social, video, speech, and event teams for Power’s domestic and international trips.

• Identified impact stories and worked with content teams to produce social media, blogs, videos, and other assets. Developed earned content placement strategy in collaboration with media partners and influencers.

• Held temporary positions at USAID Ecuador and Moldova Missions, coordinating high-level political visits and events while onboarding new Mission communications staff and collaborating with U.S. Embassy teams.

Communications Specialist, New Partnerships Incubator (NPI), June 2020 – April 2021

• Contributed to concept and creation of WorkwithUSAID.gov, a resource designed to lower USAID partnership barriers and increase locally led development initiatives; led internal and external strategy launch.

• Identified and produced stories with local partners from around the world to demonstrate NPI success.

Development & Outreach Manager, March 2020 – September 2020

• Wrote federal, local, and private grant applications and reports resulting in more than $200k funding.

• Created content and led strategies for educational programming, fundraising, social media, and website.

• Led organizational efforts to address racial injustices and develop restorative action steps.

Volunteer & Communications Coordinator, September 2016 – February 2019

• Launched Trees for Tomorrow to reforest the urban tree canopy and recover from Emerald Ash Borer, resulting in more than 4,500 trees planted throughout 125+ public spaces.

• Coordinated more than 10,000+ volunteers per year across six environmental programs.

• Led holistic community engagement strategy to expand impact across low-income neighborhoods.

Community Environmental Conservation Volunteer, February 2019 – March 2020

• Established a tree nursery that produced 1,000+ native trees for Panama Canal watershed reforestation.

• Taught conservation and English in public school to more than 500 students from surrounding communities.

• Facilitated a community environmental committee, organized a women’s artisan group, and led 20 cleanups.

• Collaborated with the Panamanian government, nonprofits, and businesses on development projects.