With twenty-five years of nonprofit and financial services leadership experience, it has been a fantastic journey. I’m most proud of the steps forward in centering equity in our fundraising and communications while raising new resources. Before starting my own practice, I led the fundraising and communications team at REACH Community Development and as Vice President of Development at OMSI, one of the nation’s leading science museums. Before transitioning to fundraising, I spent 16 years in commercial and consumer banking. I have a thirst for learning and hold Degrees in Psychology and Sociology, an MBA, Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential, and a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP).

You can also find me teaching in the Masters of Nonprofit Leadership program at Portland State University and nonprofit finance at the Nonprofit Financial Leadership Academy.

Volunteering is a core part of my ethos and has led me to serve on various Nonprofit Boards of Directors ranging from homeless services to public radio. Currently, I serve on the Community Advisory Board for the public radio station KQAC, AllClassical Portland; the international board of Rogare: the fundraising think tank; as a volunteer judge for the Oregon Ethics Bowl; and the board president of the Oregon and SW Washington chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).

In my downtime, you can find me spending time with my two Siberian Huskies, behind a camera @E8daysawek, or in the kitchen cooking and baking @ChefDucks.