About

I help nonprofits and higher education institutions turn strong ideas into fundable programs and communicate their impact.

My background includes a PhD in English from the University of Pennsylvania and a decade of teaching at Harvard. My career in the humanities shapes how I approach consulting: guiding groups through complex questions, working collaboratively through uncertainty, and finding the right language to capture what teams are building and learning. My experience developing programs grounds this work in the realities of funding landscapes and institutional contexts.

I work with nonprofits, universities, and community colleges at different stages, from shaping early concepts to strengthening existing initiatives and designing assessment strategies.

I bring particular experience at the intersection of education and incarceration, including designing and leading initiatives that support formerly and currently incarcerated students. I have also developed public-facing humanities programming and digital resources that bring academic work to broader audiences. I served on the staff of the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Policy at Harvard University and bring strong interests in health equity and leadership development.