A little about me
Over the last nearly 20 years, I have worked at and with dozens of small nonprofit organizations, wearing nearly as many hats. I have been an entry-level assistant, a Board member, a consultant, an Executive Director. I have worked on programs, fundraising, communications, marketing, administration, and operations, which have given me deep insights into teams and leaders of our sector. My heart and values have brought that work to the abortion access movement.
In 2020, I co-founded Apiary for Practical Support, the national hub for organizations helping people travel for their abortion care, while also working with an international diabetes organization to open a US office. In 2025, I became the project manager of the Abortion Mobilization Project, an idea I co-founded and launched in 2024 to centralize volunteer opportunities across the country.
I was born and raised on a dairy farm in Virginia, have a B.A. from Skidmore College, and lived in Philadelphia for many years before settling in Brooklyn, my one true love.
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What I do
An overview of my work
I provide operations support
I like work that’s like a puzzle - taking a pile of disparate pieces and turning them into something beautiful. I thrive in building systems and working with leaders to create something that make organizations and all of the people who work there work well. That can include anything from writing an employee handbook to procuring the best insurance broker.
I identify gaps and create collaborative spaces to fill them
After over 15 years of working within and in support of the abortion access movement, I have seen a number of ways that direct service workers have had labor fall on their shoulders and how large-scale infrastructure projects can support them. I work to find similar people and create spaces where they feel safe and able to share insights, resources, and knowledge to work together more effectively.
I build up new organizations
I work with start-up organizations (or even ideas of organizations!) to build the operational infrastructure they need to thrive, including strategic planning, budgeting and financial management, platform and vendor identification, procurement and implementation, and fundraising support as needed.
Other things to know about me
I am able to see and understand both the forest and the trees, which allows me to create thorough, expansive, yet attainable strategies.
I’m an excellent sounding board; one of my great joys is offering insights and supports to other leaders.
I have strong aesthetic opinions - I like things to look clean, beautiful and consistent. (I am not, however, a graphic designer.)
I am also a writer. I can write, edit, and revise, especially for external communications, including fundraising materials, handouts, and newsletters. I write with humility, clarity, and conviction.
Projects
Some favorite Things I’ve worked on over the years
Apiary for Practical Support
In late 2019, I started working with the former Executive Director of the Brigid Alliance to create a space for organization providing logistical and travel support to abortion seekers. A few months later we were joined by the Executive Director of the Midwest Access Coalition and began planning. In 2021 I was joined by a co-lead and we received our first funding by late that year. By the end of 2023, Apiary was a seven person team with a $1.3m budget
Ta Coalition
One of my favorite projects at Apiary was our Technical Assistance Coalition, a monthly call of over a dozen contributors sharing strategies and questions. We prioritized transparency, confidentiality, and active collaboration.
T1International
Over the course of 14 months, I worked with the team at T1International to build out their US operations. We created the operations, HR and compliance systems needed, and hired and onboarded a team of six.
Abortion Mobilization Project
In 2024, the team at Apiary began collaborating with Shout Your Abortion, Plan C Pills and ineedana.com to create a centralized volunteer mobilization site that can be a one-stop-shop for opportunities and educational tools across the movement.
The Brigid Alliance
Shortly after it’s launch, I worked with the Brigid Alliance team to create operations and programmatic systems. Together we created their employee handbook, expanded and refined their program manual that allowed direct service staff to more effectively do their job, and created data management systems for a quickly growing client base.
S.H.A.R.E Database
In March 2020, the pandemic caused mass chaos in the abortion access world, with clinics and support services opening and closing and shifting on a daily, if not hourly basis. In collaboration with folks from the Midwest Access Coalition, Digital Defense Fund, and Patient Forward we launched a short-term database that tracked the current status of all clinic and support services so that community members could get real-time information for their clients.
Testimonials
Kind words from collaborators
“I’ve been really impressed by how much [you hold] and how organized y’all are and how you show up and move in the movement. The spaces you have created are so generative and wholesome.”
“The platforms you’ve created, nurtured, and unleashed are essential, incomparable — but not singular: in that you’ve clearly built them to work meaningfully, impactfully together.”
“Your ability to articulate and make me (and us) feel good is one of the millions of things I love and appreciate about you. I will hold everything you’ve given to me and to the org very close and revisit it when I need a pick-me-up. You’ve picked me up many times in the perfect way that both said ‘I get it, it sucks.’ and ‘You’re doing your best, now come on let’s keep doing that.’
You brought us here and I’ll never be able to thank you for that.”