My why
To bring calm and order through repeatable systems and structures, so that visionaries’ ideas can come to life in a safe environment where everyone can contribute, grow, and thrive.

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The arc
For 11 years I led programs, events and client experience at Brave Thinking Institute, a $65M personal development company, holding the roles of Director of Programs, Vice President of Programs, Events & Client Experience, and Senior Director of Operational Excellence. I arrived to a three-person team with no leader, became its first leader, and built it into a 50-person, five-division operation with three Director-level reports. Along the way, I was the architect of the Online Training Center, which has certified 4,000+ coaches across 50+ countries, and I was the driving force behind moving the company’s entire live delivery operation to virtual in under 60 days.

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Before that, I spent six years at Kaplan Test Prep, rising from Campus Manager to Campus Director, Area Sales Director and Market Transition Director. There I hit 103–106% of targets and was named MVP of the California Region and the Western Territory in 2013. Earlier, I was a Program Manager at Makai, and experiential marketing agency.

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I started in mission-driven work. At the Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day, I went from Walker Coach to Walker Services Manager to Managing Director in about four years, opening the Dallas office and launching a market that produced an approximately $7M fundraising event. I was Regional Director of Fundraising for the March of Dimes, and as  Director for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Los Angeles, I built the LA County Fire Department partnership that launched a county-wide Fill the Boot program, raising about $250K in its first year.

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I’ve worked remotely for 16 years.

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How I lead
- Systems before heroics. I build infrastructure so the mission doesn’t depend on any one person.
- Truth over comfort. I build teams that tell me what’s really happening, and I ask the people who’ll execute a plan before I push back on it.
- Numbers don’t lie. I judge work by cash and results, not vanity metrics, and I always ask “for the sake of what?”
- Let the genius shine. I free visionary leaders from the minutiae so they can do what only they can do.
- Health and family first. People are human beings first. A professional company doesn’t need anyone to burn out.

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My core values
- Vision-driven decision making. I begin with the end in mind, then build the systems and structures that support the vision.
- Integrity. I do the right thing, even when no one’s checking.
- Clear, consistent communication. I aim to be impossible to misunderstand, so no one has to guess.
- Thoughtful leadership. I think things through before I act, and I let my team shine.
- Creative curiosity. I ask “what if” before I say no, and I stay open to ideas other than my own.

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How I Work with AI

I don't just talk about AI, I work with it every day. I came up with the idea for my own team of scheduled AI agents and I support it day to day, holding it to the same standards I'd set for any team: one source of truth, clear handoffs, and quality control before anything goes out.

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Education and certifications

Google AI Professional Certificate · Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scrum Alliance ·

University of Southern California

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Off the clock

I'm married to the love of my life, Todd, and I'm a bonus mom to a beautiful teen daughter, and we have a lovable chihuahua named Chewbacca. I spend my free time obsessing over Dodgers baseball, taking dance classes, going to musicals, listening to more podcasts than is reasonable, and watching what my husband refers to as "garbage television."