My approach & background
I approach my work with an eye toward:
Core values
Environmental sustainability
Racial equity, an area where I’m always learning more. I value matching metrics to historic impacts, discerning my appropriate role in various situations, and being ready to ask difficult questions.
I am an award-winning advocate who:
Secured 5+ legal and policy changes at the city and state levels to support sustainability and civic life
has substantial experience in navigating City government systems
My experience includes:
12 years as executive director of Baltimore Green Space, including founding the organization
5+ years as co-chair of the Baltimore City Commission on Sustainability
16+ years of academic and trade editing, bringing clarity to complicated topics
As a former nonprofit executive director, I know what it’s like to search for a strategic path that encompasses constituents’ needs and ideas, political feasibility, and your own organization’s well-being. Contact me to discuss how I can help.
Outside of work, I garden at The Harvest Community Garden in Baltimore’s Waverly neighborhood, serve as a lay cantor for a synagogue, and I enjoy reading, cooking, and projects with friends.