My journey in strategic communications began in my home state of Florida, organizing grassroots opposition to offshore oil drilling after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Watching that disaster unfold, I saw firsthand how strategic earned media and storytelling can keep an issue in the spotlight, inspire action, and drive policy change.

Since then, I’ve held communications leadership roles at the McKnight Foundation, Public Citizen, American Bridge PAC, and the League of Conservation Voters. From advancing clean water policies to helping elect Democratic governors and pushing for global vaccine equity, I’ve helped shape winning policy and electoral campaigns that have been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, MSNBC, and more.

My passion for change is rooted in my upbringing in Southwest Florida, where I spent countless days exploring the region’s vanishing coral reefs and mangrove forests. That love for nature (and concern) sparked my early career in climate activism, which included leadership in the southern youth climate movement and work as a trainer and Climate Program Manager at New Organizing Institute.

Today, I work as the communications director at Gender Justice, where I lead a team focused on shifting public narratives around gender, bodily autonomy, and justice. We use strategic storytelling to bring our impact litigation and policy advocacy to life—making the law accessible, elevating the voices of those most affected, and building public will for reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ liberation in the Upper Midwest. I also take on the occasional freelance project.

I live on Dakóta land in St. Paul, Minnesota. Outside of work, you’ll find me hiking on the North Shore with my dog, cycling, cooking, and watching football and hockey.