Experience

Institute of Design (ID)

• United States
• Design Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Professor of Practice & Action Lab for Food Systems Lead

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Segal Design Institute at Northwestern University

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Lecturer

  • Mar 2022 - Jun 2022



Spring Impact

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

• Executive Director

  • Dec 2020 - Apr 2022

  Spring Impact is a nonprofit consultancy supporting nonprofits and funders to scale high impact models. Spring Impact is a nonprofit consultancy supporting nonprofits and funders to scale high impact models.



City of Evanston

• United States
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Strategic Advisor

  • Mar 2020 - Nov 2020

  Led a data-analytics and digital engineering team to prototype ways we can better understand local food insecurity and match food assistance with the needs of our neighbors in Evanston. These concepts could help municipal Food Policy Directors around the US to better coordinate the flow of food resources within their cities and regions. This was a volunteer project of the Evanston Food Insecurity Task Force. Led a data-analytics and digital engineering team to prototype ways we can better understand local food insecurity and match food assistance with the needs of our neighbors in Evanston. These concepts could help municipal Food Policy Directors around the US to better coordinate the flow of food resources within their cities and regions. This was a volunteer project of the Evanston Food Insecurity Task Force.



Feeding America

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Vice President, Innovation

  • Jul 2016 - Apr 2020

  Built and launched AI engine for identifying excess food supplies for donation and dispatching them equitably throughout food bank network - built data warehouse, eased reporting and increased donations.Built and launched a dignified new online ordering platform for charitable food integrated with food bank inventories and client data tracking. Reduced recipient waiting time from average two hours to two minutes.Established new function at national office, built new team, led numerous funder engagements, collaborated closely with food bank members and external partners to expand capabilities around data and digital offerings. Scoped engagements with foundation, corporate and individual funders to achieve measurable outcomes.



YMCA of the USA (National Resource Office)

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Director, Strategic Innovation

  • Oct 2008 - Jun 2016

  Led numerous cross-functional teams to develop new programs and innovate core programs to be scaled throughout the YMCA movement in the US. Aligned with the new strategic plan and designed to achieve measurable outcomes, these programs helped ensure the Y's relevance and impact across the US. Led numerous cross-functional teams to develop new programs and innovate core programs to be scaled throughout the YMCA movement in the US. Aligned with the new strategic plan and designed to achieve measurable outcomes, these programs helped ensure the Y's relevance and impact across the US.



German International School Chicago

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and President of the Board

  • Jan 2007 - Jul 2009

  I served as co-founder and President of the Board of the German International School Chicago, a full-immersion German language school. During this critical startup phase, my efforts included recruiting board members and inaugural families, leading fundraising and finance efforts, identifying and securing the location and applying for a charter with Chicago Public Schools and the City of Chicago. The school continues to thrive with the support of local German-American corporate sponsors and individual donors.



IDEO

• United States
• Design Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Lead

  • Jun 1999 - Oct 2008

  Filling progressive leadership roles, I led multi-year, multi-project engagements managing large teams and budgets for a range of Fortune 500 clients including Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, the National Health Service of the UK, The BBC. In the US I led numerous customer experience and product development projects from healthcare devices, hospital and payer systems, to web app services and digital environments, to brand, packaging and retail strategy. Filling progressive leadership roles, I led multi-year, multi-project engagements managing large teams and budgets for a range of Fortune 500 clients including Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, the National Health Service of the UK, The BBC. In the US I led numerous customer experience and product development projects from healthcare devices, hospital and payer systems, to web app services and digital environments, to brand, packaging and retail strategy.