Education & Accomplishments
Equally important to my credentials, experience and education are the valuable mentorship relationships I have built and sustained over my career by elders and colleagues who provided essential feedback to me. These reflections and learnings are difficult to quantify but are the lifeblood of my growth and inform the lessons and insights I bring to my work.
Education
BA, Psychology ~ Wesleyan University, 2004
Kadampa Buddhism Teacher Training Program, NY, FL 2003 - 2011
MS, Organizational Change Management, The New School, 2015
Somatic Abolition Communal Consultations, Education for Racial Equity, 2021
Trauma Informed Care Ambassador, Hansra Consulting Services, 2022
Circle Keeper Training, The Restorative Center, 2023
Ancestral lineage healing, Ancestral Medicine, 2023
Certified Everthing DiSC Facilitator, Wiley Workplace Learning, 2024
Reiki Master Practitioner, NYC Reiki Center, 2024
Roles & Accomplishments
Senior Director, & Interim Chief Equity, Diversity Inclusion & Belonging, National Audubon Society, 2021 - 2022
Board Liaison on John James Audubon Naming task force
Staff advocate and Restorative Justice liaison to The Bird Union (aka Audubon for all staff union)
Internal communications, restorative justice program design & launch
Arts East NY
Co-organizer, Youth arts exchange to Cuba, 2018 - Short film
Associate Manager & Director of Operations, American Civil Liberties Union, Affiliate Support & Nationwide Initiatives 2015 - 2021
Lead Organizer, Biennial Leadership Conference 2019
Co-organizer, ACLU Staff Conferences, 2016, 2018
ASNI Budget and Grants Manager, FP&A, system design and implementation
Internal Communications, knowledge management systems design and implementation
Nationwide operational efficiencies initiative design and launch
Director of Operations, Ritchie Tye Consulting 2012 - 2015
Practice Manager, finance and operations director
Organizational development consultant, business planning & modeling
Administrative Director, Manjushri KMC & Deputy Director Int’l Temples Project, 2011 - 2012
UK Kadampa Dharma Celebration Director, 2011
Kadampa NYC Temple Project Manager
Administrative Director, KMC Florida, 2008 - 2011
Temple acquisition, renovation and launch 2011
Dharma & Meditation Class teacher - Bradenton, FL | Sarasota, FL
Florida State Kadampa Dharma Celebration Event Director, 2009, 2010
Temple Builder and World Peace Cafe Manager, Kadampa Meditation Center NY, 2005 - 2008
World Peace Cafe Manager, KMC NY
Dharma & Meditation class teacher Beacon, NY | Milford , PA