Nashville, Tennessee, United States
I've managed winning campaigns for candidates and causes, led nonprofits through transformation, and served in municipal government where every decision faced public scrutiny. These experiences taught me that brilliant strategy without strong leadership is just a document that sits on a shelf. The real work happens in developing compassionate human beings who can execute under pressure. Now I partner with those navigating campaigns, leading organizational transformation, and building coalitions for change. My approach brings pressure-tested experience to the intersection of strategic planning and leadership development helping those who serve to bridge the gap between knowing what to do and consistently doing it when pressure is intense, stakes are high, and their teams are watching.
I work with political candidates navigating campaigns, executives and public servants leading organizational transformation, and community leaders and causes building coalitions for change — supporting and coaching those who face high-stakes challenges where both strategic clarity and human engagement matter.
Effectively prepared and implemented the campaign plan for each candidate, including formulating the strategy and advising the candidate on priorities for campaign activities and progress. Developed and controlled the messaging and communications, building a broad, effective grassroots campaign that included coalition building and voter engagement, while directly overseeing outreach efforts and get-out-the-vote activities. Coordinated with the candidate, and carefully managed the candidate's public or fundraising appearances, interviews and other aspects of their schedule. Successfully oversaw all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the campaign including hiring and management of staff, campaign committees, and volunteers, while also working in the field to secure support for the candidate. Managed all aspects of fiduciary oversight, legal administration and adherence to campaign finance reporting requirements, while creating and managing the campaign budget. Implement fundraising operations and led the Fundraising team in identifying and soliciting funds for significant fundraising campaigns. Strategically determined how to allocate campaign resources across media advertisements, posting campaign signs and deploying volunteers into communities, public events, and polling locations, as well as handled vendor management. Oversaw the development of all paid media production, distribution and broadcast, including TV, radio, social media, and direct mail, and effectively managed an aggressive free media campaign.