I am a global executive with experience leading and scaling nonprofit, academic, government, and private organizations. My role is to ensure that Woodwell Climate’s day-to-day operations are efficiently managed and focused on advancing our mission and implementing our strategic objectives. The teams I support build and manage the systems and processes needed to support the organization, with a focus on maintaining its core culture and values.
I have worked for mission-driven organizations for much of my career and have guided them through significant periods of growth. I previously worked as COO for the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, where I helped define the long-term vision and developed and implemented strategies to transform the Institute from a start-up operation to a mature organization. Prior to the Ragon Institute, I worked for the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) where I was responsible for providing strategic direction, guidance, and support to both CHAI’s in-country and global operations teams. I also led the Clinton Climate Initiative’s C40 Cities Program, which partnered with city governments to help execute large scale climate projects focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
I have experience living and working internationally and began my career with the Peace Corps as one of the first group of volunteers to work in Mongolia and later supported the programs in Tonga, Ethiopia, and Namibia. I have worked alongside communities that are most affected by climate change, which has driven me to work for an organization whose mission is focused on the urgency of addressing climate change.
I earned my Masters in Public Administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and my Bachelor of Arts from University of Vermont.