Greater Chicago Area
I am a People Development Consultant dedicated to supporting my fellow colleagues through designing equitable access to values-based and culture-focused coaching, learning, and development opportunities. I believe wisdom is inherent in community, and I allow my career to take shape in response to everchanging and ever-evolving communal needs. A proud generalist, I have a background in DEI, social work, science, research, technical writing, instructional design, legal assistance, event planning, talent acquisition (recruiting), and marketing. --- "Who would deduce the dragonfly from the larva, the iris from the bud, the lawyer from the infant? …We are all shape-shifters and magical reinventors. Life is really a plural noun, a caravan of selves." - Diane Ackerman "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou "Each day I move toward that which I do not understand. The result is a continuous accidental learning which constantly shapes my life." - Yo-Yo Ma "The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know." - Albert Einstein "Intelligence is the capacity to learn. Wisdom is converting learning into good judgment." - Adam Grant "Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile." - Albert Einstein "In a world where you can be anything, be kind." - Unattributed
Consultant aligned to enterprise-wide culture strategy. Responsible for managing the events strategy for the Culture Reignition Workshop series, a c-suite top priority. Major Projects: Culture Reignition Workshops Culture Week Employee Community Councils Connected Cities Employee Recognition Volunteering & Development: Chair, Embrace Neurodiversity in the Workplace Employee Community Invited Speaker on topics of career mobility, neurodiversity, LGBTQ+ employee population
Consultant aligned to enterprise-wide culture and coaching learning and development programs. Major Projects: Living and Leading Our Values Executive Experience People Leader Goal (collaboration with Performance Management) Just in Time Coaching Better Conversations Every Day Volunteering & Development: Chair, Embrace Neurodiversity in the Workplace Employee Community Leadership Essentials Program Participant, Asian Leaders Cohort (ally), McKinsey Connected Leaders Academy Certified Just in Time Coach Change Liaison, MyPath (career mobility platform) Invited Speaker on topics of career mobility, neurodiversity, LGBTQ+ employee population
First Talent Acquisition Event Planner focused on diversifying our enterprise-wide workforce so that the people we hire - at all career levels and in all segments of our organization - are more representative of the people we serve. Increased lead generation by 900% year over year. Team renamed to Inclusion and Belonging Talent Acquisition in 2025. Volunteering & Development: Career Pillar Co-Lead, PRIDE at UHG ERG Neurodiversity Leadership Circle First Level Leader Participant Manager Development Conference Attendee Invited Speaker on topics of career mobility, neurodiversity, LGBTQ+ employee population Conference/event attendee: Disability:IN (Neurodiversity Roundtable) Out & Equal ROMBA Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Chicago Dinner Prospanica AFROTECH PowerToFly Hiring Our Heroes
Sole technical writer for the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority (SDSTA). Quality team in Environment, Safety, and Health department. The Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) is primarily a particle physics research laboratory built within the Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota. Major Projects: International Organization of Standards (ISO) documentation and implementation per the Department of Energy (DOE) Cooperative Agreement (CA) with SDSTA. Policies and procedures writing and editing. Employee handbook review and revision.
Field Geologist, environmental remediation. Super fund site cleanup. PFAS specialized.
Under a College of Environment and Life Sciences Coastal Fellowship, studied seasonal effects on modern salt marsh foraminifera appendages collected at sediment coring sites to determine their usability as a reliable proxy for high-resolution sea level reconstruction projects.
Assisted with the NASA Astrobiology Institute's CROMO projects.
Managed philanthropy, provided executive assistance to CEO and VP, planned events, and more.