Experience

Southern Methodist University - Cox School of Business

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Professor of Management and Organizations

  • 2020 - Present

  Dare to be different and forge ahead in the increasingly complex and disruptive organizational environment. In both startups and in legacy corporations, risk-takers and world-changers have replaced team players. Whether you're an MNO major or a double major paired with economics, engineering, psychology, political science or foreign languages, the Cox MNO department equips you with the skills and the confidence to break molds and succeed through innovation. Dare to be different and forge ahead in the increasingly complex and disruptive organizational environment. In both startups and in legacy corporations, risk-takers and world-changers have replaced team players. Whether you're an MNO major or a double major paired with economics, engineering, psychology, political science or foreign languages, the Cox MNO department equips you with the skills and the confidence to break molds and succeed through innovation.



Texas Health Resources

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chair, Community Impact Leadership Council ~ Collin County

  • 2018 - Present

  Texas Health Resources is the largest non-profit health system in North Texas, and the Texas Health Community Impact Leadership Council is a bold new vision for addressing high-priority opportunities for community health improvement. By leveraging local partners in a data-driven approach, the program focuses on improving social determinants of health to drive broad community health improvement throughout our service area, and beyond. Texas Health Resources is the largest non-profit health system in North Texas, and the Texas Health Community Impact Leadership Council is a bold new vision for addressing high-priority opportunities for community health improvement. By leveraging local partners in a data-driven approach, the program focuses on improving social determinants of health to drive broad community health improvement throughout our service area, and beyond.



Community Lifeline Center

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President, Board Of Directors

  • 2016 - Present

  Community Lifeline Center assists local residents facing short-term crisis to navigate their way back to stability and self-sufficiency, and avoid homelessness. Assistance ranges from financial help—including rent, utilities, food, medical or prescription assistance—to job search training, credit and budget counseling, mental health services, and advocacy. Community Lifeline Center also promotes special projects throughout the year, such as collecting and distributing holiday meals. Community Lifeline Center assists local residents facing short-term crisis to navigate their way back to stability and self-sufficiency, and avoid homelessness. Assistance ranges from financial help—including rent, utilities, food, medical or prescription assistance—to job search training, credit and budget counseling, mental health services, and advocacy. Community Lifeline Center also promotes special projects throughout the year, such as collecting and distributing holiday meals.



McKinney Philharmonic Orchestra

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations

• President, Board of Directors

  • 2023 - Present

  The McKinney Philharmonic Orchestra is deeply committed to fostering a profound and enduring connection with the community of McKinney and its surrounding areas through the transformative power of music. The McKinney Philharmonic Orchestra is deeply committed to fostering a profound and enduring connection with the community of McKinney and its surrounding areas through the transformative power of music.



Collin County Homeless Coalition

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations

• Director Emeritus, Board Of Directors

  • 2018 - Present

  The Collin County Homeless Coalition is a nonprofit community organization consisting of city governments, school districts, Collin College, homeless service providers, businesses, community advocates, and local faith communities. The CCHC works together to provide solutions to homelessness in Collin County through increasing awareness; coordinating advocacy; facilitating information, referrals, and resources; and empowering collaborative programming and services. The Collin County Homeless Coalition is a nonprofit community organization consisting of city governments, school districts, Collin College, homeless service providers, businesses, community advocates, and local faith communities. The CCHC works together to provide solutions to homelessness in Collin County through increasing awareness; coordinating advocacy; facilitating information, referrals, and resources; and empowering collaborative programming and services.



Family Promise, Inc

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board ~ Collin County

  • 2018 - Present

  Our mission is to help homeless and low-income families achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response. Our core program is a way for communities to address the challenge of family homelessness by using existing resources. Not only does this make the program cost efficient, it makes it effective. Family Promise is not just about getting families into housing, but addressing all the underlying issues and using the community to keep them in housing. Our mission is to help homeless and low-income families achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response. Our core program is a way for communities to address the challenge of family homelessness by using existing resources. Not only does this make the program cost efficient, it makes it effective. Family Promise is not just about getting families into housing, but addressing all the underlying issues and using the community to keep them in housing.



City House, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Outreach & Young Adult Mentoring

  • 2017 - Present

  City House provides emergency shelter and transitional residential services to at-risk children and young adults who are in need due to abuse, neglect or homelessness. Our vision of success is that every child, youth and young adult develops the confidence he or she needs to forward the betterment of their life, especially while coping with difficult relationships and circumstances. We strive to give every child and young adult who comes into our care the skills and confidence to succeed in life. Show less



McKinney ISD

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• REACH Mentoring Program

  • 2012 - Present

  The REACH mentoring program is designed to aid McKinney school district students by fostering a basic sense of self-esteem, self-confidence and a motivation to learn and improve personal and social skills that will reinforce the importance of an education. Reaching one child at a time is the primary goal of the REACH mentoring program.

• MISD "Project Kids" Citizens' Bond Advisory Committee

  • 2015 - 2016

• McKinney Community Action Network

  • 2014 - 2015


Nuance Communications
• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee
• Senior Director, Creative Strategy

  • 2012 - 2015


Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Principal User Experience Manager

  • 2009 - 2012

• Director, User Experience Design

  • 2007 - 2009


Tellme Networks
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior User Interface Design Manager

  • 2005 - 2007
• Voice User Interface Designer

  • 2000 - 2005

The Ohio State University, Dept. of Linguistics
• Grad Research & Teaching Assistant

  • 1993 - 2000

Thurber House
• United States
• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Art Gallery & Docent Volunteer Staff Member

  • 1993 - 2000

NCS Pearson
• India
• Consumer Services
• Organizational Assessment Systems Research Asst

  • 1991 - 1993

The Enchanted Hat Costume Shop
• Costume Designer & Seamstress

  • 1985 - 1993

Winona Health
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee
• Certified Nursing Assistant

  • 1985 - 1993