Experience

Amptify

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Dec 2022 - Present

• President & COO

  • Mar 2019 - Dec 2022

  Amptify is a full-stack hearing healthcare platform that offers an ecosystem of solutions built to improve the provider and patient experience through digital-first care.With its technology platform, Amptify engages in the provision and facilitation of hearing healthcare products and services via mobile devices, the internet, video and phone. Founded by a world-renowned aural rehabilitation research team as a university spin-off from the Audiovisual Speech Perception Laboratory at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Amptify is a global leader in comprehensive hearing healthcare, offering technology to connect, expertise clients and patients can trust, and the power to improve hearing healthcare for all. Show less


SensorRX
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Vice President of Product

  • Aug 2018 - Feb 2019


Welltodo

• Hospitals and Health Care

• Co-Founder & CEO

  • Jun 2013 - Jul 2018

  Welltodo (successful exit in July 2018) developed digital behavioral medicine for chronic disease that blended evidence-based therapies with artificial intelligence to guide chronic disease sufferers down a personalized path towards the ideal management of their disease. https://web.archive.org/web/20171102171720/http://welltodo.com/ Welltodo (successful exit in July 2018) developed digital behavioral medicine for chronic disease that blended evidence-based therapies with artificial intelligence to guide chronic disease sufferers down a personalized path towards the ideal management of their disease. https://web.archive.org/web/20171102171720/http://welltodo.com/



Huddle Strategic

• Managing Partner

  • Oct 2011 - Dec 2014

  Huddle Strategic is a fully integrated agency focusing on strategy, development, and communications. Empowering organizations to drive engagement. We’re passionate about building mutually beneficial partnerships that embrace cutting-edge ideas by sharing a vision of being great and doing good.http://HuddleStrategic.com

• Founder

  • Jan 2006 - Oct 2011

  Principle Strategy provided strategic services for political campaigns, corporate campaigns, and policy organizations.Selected client list: The Sierra Club, the Great Plains Alliance for Clean Energy, Kathleen Sebelius Committee, Kansas Health Care Association, Ad Astra Institute, Kansas Compassionate Care Coalition, Alan Jilka for Congress, Andy Wilson for Congress, and numerous State Legislators both in Kansas and nationally.https://web.archive.org/web/20110128145313/http://principlestrategy.com/ Show less



Sierra Club

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Legislative Director - Kansas

  • Oct 2009 - Jul 2011

  Planned and implemented the Kansas Chapter of the Sierra Clubs legislative program. Evaluated legislation, maintained government and political contacts, made strategic recommendations, wrote reports and summaries of bills and legislative activity, worked to influence the passage of legislation favored by the Club and Chapter and to help defeat the passage of legislation or bills opposed by the Club or Chapter. I also assisted in the preparation of grants and donations for the Chapter. Planned and implemented the Kansas Chapter of the Sierra Clubs legislative program. Evaluated legislation, maintained government and political contacts, made strategic recommendations, wrote reports and summaries of bills and legislative activity, worked to influence the passage of legislation favored by the Club and Chapter and to help defeat the passage of legislation or bills opposed by the Club or Chapter. I also assisted in the preparation of grants and donations for the Chapter.



Kathleen Sebelius for Governor

• Statewide Organization Coordinator

  • Nov 2005 - Dec 2006

  Staffed and briefed Gov. Sebelius and Lt. Gov. Parkinson on local political atmospheres statewide. Developed the Kansas Democratic Party's field program model. Developed and implemented digital campaign strategy, presided over County Chair and County Coordinator relations statewide, coordinated grassroots programs with the KDP and the Coordinated Campaign and assisted in message development for all electronic media. Staffed and briefed Gov. Sebelius and Lt. Gov. Parkinson on local political atmospheres statewide. Developed the Kansas Democratic Party's field program model. Developed and implemented digital campaign strategy, presided over County Chair and County Coordinator relations statewide, coordinated grassroots programs with the KDP and the Coordinated Campaign and assisted in message development for all electronic media.



Off-Campus Living Resource Center

• Director

  • Mar 2005 - Oct 2005

  Assisted students seeking off-campus housing, and acted as a bridge between KU Students, rental agencies, landlords, Neighborhood Associations, Local Police and property management companies. Restructured the OCLRC to more efficiently and exhaustively serve the student body. Created and oversaw ‘Trash to Treasure’, The Coalition for Local Living, and the Off-Campus Resident Assistant programs. Assisted students seeking off-campus housing, and acted as a bridge between KU Students, rental agencies, landlords, Neighborhood Associations, Local Police and property management companies. Restructured the OCLRC to more efficiently and exhaustively serve the student body. Created and oversaw ‘Trash to Treasure’, The Coalition for Local Living, and the Off-Campus Resident Assistant programs.



Grassroots Campaigns Incorporated

• Organizer

  • Aug 2004 - Nov 2004

  Mobilized MoveOn PAC volunteers and other progressive activists in South West Michigan, working with them to target swing and infrequent Democratic voters, through both persuasion and GOTV. Used strong communication and motivational skills, work ethic, and desire for political change to personally turn out over 5,000 swing and infrequent voters. Far exceeded goals set in regards to volunteers and voters turned out. Mobilized MoveOn PAC volunteers and other progressive activists in South West Michigan, working with them to target swing and infrequent Democratic voters, through both persuasion and GOTV. Used strong communication and motivational skills, work ethic, and desire for political change to personally turn out over 5,000 swing and infrequent voters. Far exceeded goals set in regards to volunteers and voters turned out.



Fund for the Public Interest

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant State Director

  • May 2003 - Aug 2004

  Ran fundraising campaigns for Sierra Club, Human Rights Campaign, Save the Children and TexPIRG. Duties also included writing news releases, organizing and speaking at news conferences, running grassroots lobbying drives that put pressure on elected officials, corporate boards and other decision-makers. Personally worked the field twice a week to canvass, train staff, raise money, identify members, activate supporters and educate the public. Responsible for raising over $280,000 while identifying over 5,000 members. Show less