Experience

Anselm Society

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Jul 2013 - Present

  Since 2013, I've directed the Anselm Society in my spare time, growing a team of dozens of skilled volunteers and a brand respected across the Christian imagination space internationally. We operate a world-class conference, local community events, and podcasts and publications, and we published our first book, "Why We Create," with Square Halo Books in 2023. Learn more at https://www.anselmsociety.org/. Since 2013, I've directed the Anselm Society in my spare time, growing a team of dozens of skilled volunteers and a brand respected across the Christian imagination space internationally. We operate a world-class conference, local community events, and podcasts and publications, and we published our first book, "Why We Create," with Square Halo Books in 2023. Learn more at https://www.anselmsociety.org/.



Colson Center for Christian Worldview

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Programs

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  I supervised our Product, Communications/Grassroots Fundraising, and Creative Services directors and their teams totaling ~20 people (personally managing the former two teams during a hiring freeze). The unified division allowed us to develop products properly that responded to real market needs, and then grow and monetize them successfully based on a running dialogue between substance and strategy. We continued to increase grassroots funding at a clip of 20%+ per year, adding thousands of donors with high retention rates, while growing podcast audiences at a blitzkrieg pace compared to industry norms--including product growth for our flagship Breakpoint product, previously stagnant for half a decade, of over 40% in one year alone (wherein it was a top 10 Christian podcast on Apple Podcasts).

• Director of Marketing And Development

  • Mar 2019 - Jul 2021

  After my success building the Communications department, my role was expanded to unify communications and grassroots fundraising. We consistently grew our revenue by 20% or more per year; while modernizing and upgrading our strategies, technology, and brand management so that we could build for the future with quantitative metrics that represented real mission progress.

• Director of Marketing (Communications)

  • Oct 2018 - Mar 2019

  After several months as director of strategic initiatives, I was moved up to run all marketing (i.e. communications) and strategic growth operations for what had become a fast-growing nonprofit. We dramatically expanded the organization's communications and marketing capacity and began to build its brand for the future.

• Director of Strategic Initiatives

  • May 2018 - Oct 2018

  I joined the Colson Center in May 2018 to help it develop its three-year growth strategy; after an extensive audit and series of recommendations, I was appointed to head up the new Marketing department to implement my recommendations.



Narrator

• Business Consulting and Services

• Principal

  • Dec 2011 - Present

  From 2011-2018 I worked full-time as a communications and operations strategist for over 100 mission-driven organizations, helping them build capacity and achieve growth objectives in reach and funding. Since 2018, I've been more selective in the projects I take on, but I'm always willing to discuss your needs. These days I primarily focus on communication campaigns, long-term brand-building, and event management. Past clients include ISI, The Theopolis Institute, The Davenant Institute, The Rabbit Room, Philanthropy Roundtable, and CASA and the Humane Society of Colorado Springs.



Humane Pursuits

• Writing and Editing

• Founder and Editor

  • Jun 2009 - Mar 2018

  Humane Pursuits was an online community seeking how to live rounded lives in modern boxes. Over nine years, we built a team of six editors and over 80 writers around the U.S. and Europe and published thousands of articles. Our work was engaged, praised, and re-published by other major publications and writers including The New Atlantis, First Things, Andrew Sullivan, David Brooks, Aleteia, and Comment Magazine. I closed down the publication in 2018 as I moved on to other projects. Humane Pursuits was an online community seeking how to live rounded lives in modern boxes. Over nine years, we built a team of six editors and over 80 writers around the U.S. and Europe and published thousands of articles. Our work was engaged, praised, and re-published by other major publications and writers including The New Atlantis, First Things, Andrew Sullivan, David Brooks, Aleteia, and Comment Magazine. I closed down the publication in 2018 as I moved on to other projects.



El Pomar Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Director of Communications

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2011

  Directed all online communications for a $500 million private foundation. We increased regular readership by over 500% by implementing an integrated communications strategy that included e-mail marketing, active social media networking, web updates, and blog posts on cutting-edge philanthropic methods.

• Director, Forum for Civic Advancement

  • Sep 2009 - Sep 2011

  Transformed a dormant lecture series into a vibrant vehicle for city improvements, routinely drawing over 300 local civic leaders to engage with speakers from the Heritage Foundation, Hudson Institute, and other organizations. We also built an unprecedented addition to El Pomar’s philanthropy program, featuring an innovative social capital-based evaluation system to analyze best practices in economic development grantmaking, evaluate transferability, and spur internal strategy changes.



El Paso County Clerk & Recorder

• Analyst

  • Jun 2009 - Dec 2010

  After moving to Colorado Springs chasing a girl, I worked for El Paso County as an election reform consultant. I advised county and state election officials on problems in election administration, published a series of research papers to educate voters on election reform issues, and revamped and streamlined election judge training procedures. After moving to Colorado Springs chasing a girl, I worked for El Paso County as an election reform consultant. I advised county and state election officials on problems in election administration, published a series of research papers to educate voters on election reform issues, and revamped and streamlined election judge training procedures.



The Heritage Foundation

• India
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Fellow, B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies

  • Jan 2008 - Jun 2009

  Provided research and analysis for U.S. senators and representatives on public service legislation. Published numerous op-eds, blog posts, and research papers which were published both by Heritage and by national wire services. Provided research and analysis for U.S. senators and representatives on public service legislation. Published numerous op-eds, blog posts, and research papers which were published both by Heritage and by national wire services.



The John Jay Institute

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellow

  • 2007 - 2008

  Postgraduate fellowship; studied advanced political philosophy and urban planning; fellowship included public policy research at the DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society at The Heritage Foundation Postgraduate fellowship; studied advanced political philosophy and urban planning; fellowship included public policy research at the DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society at The Heritage Foundation