Experience

Bonefish and Tarpon Trust

• President and Chief Executive Officer

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  Bonefish & Tarpon Trust is an international organization dedicated to the conservation of bonefish, tarpon and permit--the species, their habitats, and the larger fisheries they comprise. We pursue our mission through research, conservation, education and advocacy in Florida, the Bahamas, and across the Caribbean Basin. Learn more at btt.org.

• President

  • Nov 2016 - Apr 2018

  Bonefish & Tarpon Trust is an international organization dedicated to the conservation of bonefish, tarpon and permit--the species, their habitats, and the larger fisheries they comprise. We pursue our mission through research, conservation, education and advocacy across a large region stretching from the Bahamas and Florida Keys across the Caribbean Basin to Mexico. Learn more at btt.org.

• Executive Director

  • Oct 2015 - Oct 2016



The Nature Conservancy - MD/DC Chapter

• Consultant/Interim Director of Philanthropy

  • Oct 2014 - Jul 2015

  I advised operating unit leadership on the reorganization of the MD/DC Chapter with emphasis on maximizing fundraising opportunities in the DC market; assisted with board development; and served as Interim Director of Philanthropy while assisting with the search and selection of a permanent director. I advised operating unit leadership on the reorganization of the MD/DC Chapter with emphasis on maximizing fundraising opportunities in the DC market; assisted with board development; and served as Interim Director of Philanthropy while assisting with the search and selection of a permanent director.



The Nature Conservancy - Florida Chapter

• Director of Philanthropy

  • Apr 2010 - Oct 2014

  As Director of Philanthropy for The Nature Conservancy in Florida, I led a statewide philanthropy program with offices in Miami, Orlando, Naples and Jupiter Island/Palm Beach. I had the pleasure of supervising a team of 12 professionals, who were responsible for raising major and deferred gifts to support the organization's state, regional and global conservation priorities. I personally managed a portfolio that included The Nature Conservancy's most significant individual and corporate donors in Florida. Additionally, I was an active member of the Florida Chapter's Executive Team and served as Interim Director during a leadership transition in the spring and summer of 2014.



The Nature Conservancy-NC Chapter

• Director of Philanthropy

  • 1997 - 2010

  The Nature Conservancy's North Carolina Chapter has a long and storied history of conservation achievement. I was honored to play a role in it over my 16 years with the program. As Director of Philanthropy, I led a statewide philanthropy program with emphasis on major gifts fundraising and capital campaigns. The latter included managing the $25 million Forever Wild campaign from its inception to successful completion. As a Conservation Fellow at the Palau International Coral Reef Center in Koror, Palau, and in the Conservation Leadership Initiative in Brisbane, Australia, I had the opportunity to collaborate with valued partners to develop their strategic plans and capacities for resource acquisition. Additionally, I was an active member of the NC Chapter's Executive Team and played a major role in strategic planning, staff enrichment and board development.

• Director of Annual Giving

  • 1993 - 1997

  As Director of Annual Giving for the North Carolina Chapter, I managed annual support programs, including gift clubs for individual and corporate donors of $1,000 or more, direct mail renewals and appeals, telemarketing and events. I also assisted with capital campaign fundraising during the public phase of the $15 million Wild North Carolina campaign.