Bringing 20+ years of enterprise-grade consulting to organizations doing meaningful work — so your operations can match the ambition of your mission.
Nonprofits face the same complexity as large enterprises — often with fewer resources and higher stakes. I bring rigorous consulting methodology and lived experience in mission-driven governance to meet you where you are.
From theory of change to multi-year planning, I help nonprofits build strategies that are ambitious, grounded, and executable — not just aspirational documents on a shelf.
Whether scaling a program, navigating leadership transition, or evolving your operating model, I guide organizations through change with clarity, care, and stakeholder alignment at every step.
Build the systems, governance structures, and operational infrastructure that let your team do their best work — so the mission doesn't get crowded out by the machinery of running an org.
Mission-driven organizations at every stage — from scaling startups to established institutions navigating complex transitions. If the stakes are high and the work matters, I'm in.
From community health organizations to disease-specific advocacy groups, I understand the intersection of clinical complexity, donor relationships, and community trust. My direct leadership experience in nonprofit governance informs every engagement.
Organizations working at the intersection of advocacy, community service, and policy change need consultants who understand both the operational and political dimensions — and treat DEI as a core practice, not a check-box.
Whether refining grantmaking strategy, building evaluation frameworks, or improving operational capacity, I help foundations be better partners to the organizations they fund.
Ethics, governance, and accountability are not just values — they are operational disciplines. My service on the Oakland Public Ethics Commission brings firsthand understanding of public sector complexity to every engagement.
"The organizations changing the world deserve the same operational excellence as Fortune 500 companies."
I'm a Bay Area–based strategic advisor with over 20 years of management consulting experience across healthcare, financial services, technology, and consumer sectors. But my connection to the nonprofit world isn't incidental — it's foundational.
As Board Chair of the Women's Cancer Resource Center in Berkeley and a Commissioner on the Oakland Public Ethics Commission, I've sat in the same chairs as the leaders I advise. I know what it means to govern under resource constraints, navigate difficult Executive Director conversations, and build a board that's ready for what's next.
I bring enterprise rigor — the tools, frameworks, and discipline of working with organizations like Nike, Kaiser Permanente, and Wells Fargo — and translate it for the realities of mission-driven work.
Women's Cancer Resource Center, Berkeley — leading governance evolution, Executive Director performance, and board recruitment strategy.
Appointed commissioner focused on accountability, structural independence, and public trust in local government.
Deep experience in healthcare transformation and Global DEI strategy, including enterprise roles at Nike and Kaiser Permanente.
Deep Bay Area roots, active community connector, and natural convener across the civic and philanthropic landscape.
Every engagement starts with deep listening — to leadership, staff, board, and community. Context shapes everything.
I name what I see clearly and kindly. No sugarcoating, no unnecessary alarm — just an honest picture of where you are.
Solutions that live in binders don't stick. I build with your team so the capability — and the conviction — stays when I leave.
Mission-aligned metrics, not just activity tracking. We agree on what success looks like before we start, and we hold to it.
Let's talk about where you are and where you want to go.