Advancing Communities

AICP-certified community planner and engagement specialist with experience across public, nonprofit, and private sectors. Trained in grief, empathy, and active listening, with proven experience advancing equitable community development through leadership, collaboration, outreach, and strategic planning. Skilled in community development, planning, zoning, grant-funded programs, and comprehensive planning initiatives, with expertise in community engagement, data-driven analysis, and cross-sector coordination.

Community engagement is the process of building trust and relationships to advance equitable, sustainable community outcomes. Community engagement specialist supporting outreach programs, event planning, and relationship building to inform community-driven planning. Services include developing outreach programs, organizing local events, and fostering grassroots engagement through multi-channel communication (digital and in-person), survey design, and audience feedback analysis to guide planning decisions.  

Communication is essential to effective community outcomes. Proven experience in strategic communications and messaging, public relations and media communications, audience-centered communication, content strategy and development, facilitation and workshop leadership, interpersonal relationship management, digital communications and social media, campaign development and content planning, brand messaging and storytelling, and visual communication. 

Offering event, portrait, product, and small business photography rooted in authentic storytelling and community engagement. Drawing on experience in planning, communications, and public engagement, I create visually compelling content that supports branding, outreach, and organizational goals. Work emphasizes community connection, documentation of events and initiatives, and producing imagery that strengthens narratives for organizations, entrepreneurs, and community-driven projects across public, nonprofit, and private sectors. 

Permaculture focuses on designing regenerative, sustainable systems for food, water, and energy that support resilient communities from farmland to urban backyards. Drawing on experience in planning, community development, and systems thinking, I provide consulting in conceptual design and small-scale start-ups  Work emphasizes equitable, community-driven approaches that integrate environmental planning, food systems, and neighborhood-scale sustainability to support long-term ecological and social outcomes. 

 Grant writer with experience securing, administering, and managing public, nonprofit, funding initiatives that advance equitable, community-driven development and revitalization. Drawing on a background in planning, community engagement, and cross-sector coordination, I have proven experience in grant administration, identifying resources, developing competitive proposals, providing technical support,  managing and implementing grant-funded programs or projects, and ensuring alignment with reporting requirements.