ABOUT

DIVERSE EXPERIENCE
LEADS TO LIVELY IDEAS

I started consulting in 2001 so I could move to the mountains "for one ski season." More than two decades later, I'm still living on the northeast side of Mount Rainier, close to Washington State's largest ski resort and even closer to Mt. Rainier National Park, on Duwamish/Upper Puyallup/Muckleshoot lands.
 

My anti-racist, pro-justice priorities and the strengths I offer my clients stem from this lifestyle in many nuanced ways. I reside in a tiny, remote, nearly all-white community while working in community with BIPOC leaders all over the U.S. I'm constantly exposed to perspectives different from each other and from my own. These contrasts help me understand how communication will land for people who are often overlooked or intentionally excluded, especially outside urban and business communities. They contribute to a finely-developed instinct for strategies that will resonate with any audience.

International travel also shapes how I think and work. I've been to Argentina, Japan, France, Italy, Iceland, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands, Scotland and Switzerland just in the past decade; have lived in Thailand for a year; and have visited India, Nepal, Germany, Austria, England and beyond. These adventures–some taken for skiing–keep me open to risk, comfortable with the unknown, culturally aware and intellectually curious. They sharpen my ability to watch, listen, learn and respond to unspoken messages. And they help me discover new ways to draw elegant depth out of everyday language.

Lofty thoughts aside, it's possible I live where I do just so I can keep waving "hello" at the elk that wander by my office window. We can chat more about that if you want but, more importantly, let's talk about how I can help meet your organization's needs.