Experience

The Conversationalist

• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  New York City Metropolitan Area The Conversationalist is an independent nonprofit and feminist publication focused on global perspectives, from the personal to the political Our mission is two-fold: publishing feminist solutions journalism on global affairs and culture, and incubating a community that wants to engage constructively with the media. We seek to change the way people feel after reading the news by prioritizing empathy in our reporting, interrogating the impact of policy on vulnerable people and publishing… Show more The Conversationalist is an independent nonprofit and feminist publication focused on global perspectives, from the personal to the political Our mission is two-fold: publishing feminist solutions journalism on global affairs and culture, and incubating a community that wants to engage constructively with the media. We seek to change the way people feel after reading the news by prioritizing empathy in our reporting, interrogating the impact of policy on vulnerable people and publishing under-amplified voices. The Conversationalist is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for journalism, civic engagement and democracy one brave conversation at a time. Feminist stories. Global Perspectives. Zero BS. Show less



The Peace Studio

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair, Young Professionals Leadership Council

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  New York City Metropolitan Area The Peace Studio develops artists and journalists to inspire hope and catalyze transformative social change. We believe storytellers to be best positioned to respond to our world of violence. Peace relies on individuals coming together across difference to do the ongoing work of conflict transformation – moving from the destructive to the constructive. Culture brings us together as a society and it is the stories we tell that shape our culture.



NationSwell

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Programs Director

  • Oct 2022 - Aug 2023

  New York City Metropolitan Area Leads, manages and own the vision, execution and implementation of leadership program for 500 business, nonprofit and philanthropic leaders.

• Senior Director, Impact

  • Jan 2022 - Oct 2022

  New York, United States - Working with a community of social impact leaders and innovators who are taking action and tackling the nation’s critical issues. - Improving member experience through new programs and community offerings (virtual affinity groups and action-oriented cohorts). - Making meaningful connections between members and valuable resources (people, capital, institutions, external programs). - Focusing on ensuring equitable systems for all members.

• Community + Programs Director

  • Jul 2019 - Oct 2022

  Greater New York City Area

• Community Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2019

  Greater New York City Area



SecondMuse

• United States
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Strategy, Program Design

  • Nov 2015 - Sep 2017

  Greater New York City Area - Worked with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). I designed, implemented and managed a new program to attract talent and inspire women to pursue careers in data science (Datanauts). Included digital media, social media, virtual and in-person strategies. - Worked with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). I contributed to Futureworks, their first technology incubator and accelerator program specifically targeting hardware startups. Led… Show more - Worked with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). I designed, implemented and managed a new program to attract talent and inspire women to pursue careers in data science (Datanauts). Included digital media, social media, virtual and in-person strategies. - Worked with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). I contributed to Futureworks, their first technology incubator and accelerator program specifically targeting hardware startups. Led programming and community strategy to enable entrepreneurs to develop their companies through access to mentorship, expertise, tools and a prototyping budget. - Traveled to East Timor to facilitate the integration of nonprofits, government agencies, and innovators across the Indo-Pacific islands, resulting in a workshop for food entrepreneurs tackling health issues in their communities. Show less



House of Beautiful Business

• Germany
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Brand-building, Experience Design, Community Engagement

  • Nov 2014 - May 2016

  New York, New York, United States - Designed marketing + community engagement strategy to support book release for The Business Romantic. (In 2017, The Business Romantic became the movement, brand and community that is known today as The House of Beautiful Business) - Co-facilitated a competition ("hackathon") for Headstart, that allowed leadership to think about priority areas informed by the education community.



SYPartners

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Summer Associate, Strategy

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Greater New York City Area - Put newly acquired MBA skills to work as part of strategy team that provided research, data analysis and insights for leadership team for our client, AARP



Nike Foundation

• United States

• Social Innovation Fellow

  • Feb 2014 - Dec 2014

  - Analyzed emerging trends in the mobile technology industry to accelerate progress of Nike Foundation’s “Girl Effect” program, which aims to end poverty through participatory design. - Researched girls' use of mobile technology in developing countries to design mobile social support systems. - Co-facilitated and designed week-long social innovation retreat to create new prototypes for mobile technology and enhance collaboration among Nike Foundation's international teams.



EXOS at Google

• Innovation Strategist

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Google campus, Mountain View, CA - Linked strategy to design in order to increase employee engagement based on results of research which included interactive workshops, contextual inquiry, user testing and pilot studies - Led innovation workshops using brainstorming, affinity diagramming and persona building to design new prototypes for fitness and wellness products and services



MAPP International Productions

• United States
• Performing Arts

• Development Associate

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Greater New York City Area MAPP International Productions is a nonprofit producer of major performing arts projects that raise critical consciousness and spark social change.



Eighth Blackbird Performing Arts Association

• United States
• Higher Education

• Assistant to Director and Performer

  • Oct 2009 - Jun 2012

  Greater Chicago Area Supported a year-long creative process to develop choreography for musicians and opera singer for touring production of Pierrot Lunaire. Performed at the Harris Theater in Chicago and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.



Deganit Shemy and Company (Contemporary Dance)

• Project Manager and Performer

  • Oct 2010 - Jan 2012

  • Increased operating budget by 50% through grant writing and online fundraising strategies • Effectively aligned the output of interdisciplinary teams that included sound and lighting designers, creative dancers and filmmakers


Metropolitan Opera
• United States
• Performing Arts
• 700 & Above Employee
• Professional Ballet Dancer

  • Jan 2006 - Jan 2012