SPEAKING AND TRAINING

I speak on leadership, organizational change, communication, and human-centered systems, helping audiences navigate some of today's most complex challenges with greater clarity, compassion, and effectiveness. My unique point of view is shaped by both my personal and professional experiences with transformation and restoration.

Building organizations that can adapt without burning people out

Exploring how leaders create sustainable change while maintaining trust, engagement, and well-being.

Navigating conflict, communication, and connection

Practical approaches for strengthening relationships, collaboration, and dialogue across differences.

Creating human-centered systems

Lessons from leading large-scale transformations across government, nonprofit, and impact-focused organizations.

Responding to uncertainty, change, and complexity

How leaders and teams can remain effective in rapidly changing environments.

Experience and credibility

  • 15+ years leading organizational transformation

  • 60+ mission-driven organizations supported

  • 50+ speaking engagements globally (list below)

  • Experience leading change impacting millions of people

  • Featured on podcasts, conferences, and professional events

  • Recognized thought leader on human-centered change and systems transformation

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Featured talks

 

UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS

 

From Intention to Impact: How Mission-Driven Startups Operationalize Multiple Bottom Lines

Colorado Startup Week

September 16th 4-5 pm at Park Hill Innovation Hub

For many startups revenue is the primary goal, but what if you want your startup to address environmental or social issues as well? Clearly, mission-driven enterprises need to have revenue to sustain their operations. But how do entrepreneurs make sure they are measuring all that matters and making smart decisions when there are multiple goals? Join this session as we explore the complexities that enterprises navigate when they seek to make an impact.

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previous eNGAGEMENTS

American Institute of Graphic Arts-Colorado

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education CONFERENCE

Association for Talent Development Rocky Mountain Chapter

association of alternative newsmedia

business under pressure podcast

Coaching Collective

Collective Impact Summit

Colorado Association of Libraries

colorado evaluation network

Colorado Nonprofit Association

cOLORADO PUBLIC radio

Colorado Science Education Conference

Colorado state university center for environmental Justice

Colorado state university cLIMATE INITIATIVE

Consultants for Good

Creative Placemaking Leadership Summit Southwest

Denver data storytellers

Denver GIS Day

DENVER STARTUP WEEK

Empathy by Design Podcast

Ethical Design Discussion Club

General Assembly’s Data Week

Good Business Colorado’s Level Up Academy

Inclusive Design 24 (VIEW SLIDES HERE)

Inclusive Design Jam

International Association for Public Participation NORTH AMERICA International Institute for Qualitative Methodology At University of Alberta

iSpring eLearning

kite+Dart Group

KGNU radio

Magnify: The Inclusive Design + Research Conference

Metropolitan State University of Denver

National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation Conference

network leadership training academy

NVivo Podcast - Between the Data 

NVivo and SAGE Publications - Qualitative Research & Innovation Webinar Series

nonprofit learning lab

Redline Gallery’s 48 Hours of Socially Engaged Art

Right Use of Power Institute Conference

Rocky Mountain Compassionate Communication Network

Sidewalk Talk Podcast

Society for Technical Communication Rocky Mountain Chapter S

Systems & Signals Digital Health Summit

TEDXMILEHIGH

This is HCD - Human Centered Design Podcast

trainer tools PODCAST

Trauma-Informed Design group

university of colorado-denver

UX@UA (THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA)