As the daughter of immigrant parents who owned and operated their own business, I have been at home in the workplace for as long as a I can remember. In corporate offices, creative hubs and on the road, I have honed my ability to cooperate with a diverse group of people, organize data and prepare executable action plans.

For the past ten years, I have worked with Fortune 100 companies in the Supply Chain and Circular Economy universe. Leveraging my out-of-the-box critical thinking, I build consensus across multiple departments and together, we solve problems for our customers and support the growth and success of the business.

Because I pivot effortlessly from 50,000 feet to the nuts-and-bolts actions on the ground, I define business processes that keep us on-time and on-budget. With an open mind, I consider other perspectives and explore new approaches. Always ready to roll up my sleeves to get it done, I am driven by one question: how can we make it better?

Being of service is a core value of mine. As a board member of the Economic Development Authority for the City of Winchester, VA, I have the honor to not only help plan and shape the city’s future growth, but also to include equity and sustainability in all the decisions we make. In addition, I frequently give my time and other resources to civic service groups and non-profits such as the Peter Bullough Foundation.

In 1995, I graduated from the University of Virginia with Distinction with a B.A. in English and German.

In 2000, I graduated from The New School with Distinction with a M.A. in Media Studies. My focus was on Audio and Video production. I wrote, produced and edited several shorts including “Smooth Grief” (about the process of loss and grieving) as both an audio-only and video piece, and “Secret Dance” (about privacy in the age of surveillance) as an audiovisual piece. Before I graduated, I presented a paper titled “Media Literacy: Pushing Participation Towards Change” at the Critical Themes in Media Studies conference in April 2000. You can read it here if you’re interested.

During my academic years and beyond, I have always agitated for social justice. In particular, I have been an advocate and campaigner for women’s rights (I was president of Students for Choice at UVA), abuse survivors and suicide prevention.