Nonprofit Executive, Board Governance Expert, Advocate for the Arts, Parks, and Recreation.

I am an experienced interim CEO, non-profit governance expert, and change agent with a passion for leading organizations through times of transition, turbulence, and transformation. As a strategic and hands-on leader, I don’t just advise from the sidelines—I delve deep into organizations, assessing what’s working, what’s not, and what’s possible. I thrive where the stakes are high, the challenges are complex, and the opportunity for impact is significant.

Over the last decade, I have held multiple executive and interim executive roles, served in board leadership, and advised boards and executives for organizations delivering programs and services for a range of sub-sectors—including parks and recreation, childcare, arts and culture, education, STEM, human services, and political advocacy.

Non-profit Management and Business Administration・ Turnaround Strategy & Strategic Planning・ Change and Crisis Management・ Board Governance and Operations・ Financial Stewardship ・ Public Communications ・ Strategic Planning

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CURRENT

Interim Executive Director | December 2025 - Present
Edmonds Center for the Arts
A premier performing arts center in the Pacific Northwest; ECA is a 700-seat venue in downtown Edmonds with an established reputation for jewel-box theater presentations, diverse regional and community partnerships, and impactful education, outreach, and engagement efforts.

Interim Executive Director | June 2024 - December 2025 (Currently wrapping up!)
Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center
Inspiring people to eat healthy, sustainably grown food & to steward our natural resources for future generations; Oxbow is a 240 acre conservation center and farm, donating 50k lbs+ of food every year, growing and distributing native plants, and delivering high quality hands-on education to people of all ages.

Adjunct Professor, Governance | 2024 - Present
Seattle University, Arts Leadership MFA Program
Seattle University's Arts Leadership MFA degree delivers the creativity, community, entrepreneurship, innovation, and management skills to lead in the arts.

Board President, 2024 - Present, Board Member, 2022-2025
Associated Recreation Council→ -
Inspiring engagement and participation in equitable, dynamic, culturally relevant, and responsive recreation, childcare, and lifelong learning; ARC partners closely with Seattle Parks & Recreation to deliver programming at 34 community centers and after school sites, and is the largest provider of affordable childcare in the state.

Senior Associate, Interim Executive Services | 2021 - Present
Valtas Group→
Valtas specializes in social sector leadership, supporting nonprofits through times of transition and capacity building.

PRAST EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

  • Techbridge Girls→ Co-Interim CEO | June 2023 - June 2024
    A national organization re-engineering STEM education for BIPOC girls and gender-expansive youth; We equip out-of-school time (OST) educators and STEM professionals with the equity training and curricula that empowers them to act as catalysts for our girls.

  • On the Boards→ Interim CEO/Executive Director | Aug 2022 - May 2023
    A contemporary theater in Seattle investing in artists and connecting their vision to forward-thinking audiences; OTB is internationally known for its cutting-edge, experimental, and diverse performances, as well as its online archive.

  • Pottery Northwest→ Interim CEO/Executive Director | Oct 2021 - Sept 2022
    Building a creative community through clay; PNW is an 8,000 sq ft regional arts center and professional clay studio providing educational programming and events in Seattle.

  • Kirkland Arts Center→ Interim Development Director | 2021
    Creative clay and visual arts; KAC is an arts institution that provides diverse arts experiences, including classes, exhibitions in its free public gallery, live performances, screenings, and more. It also ensures the preservation of the historic Peter Kirk building.

  • ShoreLake Arts→ Interim Executive Director | 2020-2021
    Shorelake Arts is the arts commission for the City of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park, cultivating creativity and inspiring the community through arts education, public programs, and advocacy.

  • Eastside Human Services Forum→ Executive Director | Sept 2021 - Dec 2023
    Creating a stronger and more equitable network of health and human services in east King County; EHSF is a coalition of 40+ health and human service organizations, as well as a partnership between the 5 eastside cities of Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, and Mercer Island.

  • Parkour Visions→ Executive Director | 2017-2020
    Helping people overcome limitations through parkour, movement, and play, with partners including King County, Seattle Parks & Recreation, and Garfield Superblock

  • The Art of Retreat Leadership & Education →Co-Director, Founder | 2015 - 2025
    Developing leadership and promoting education within the parkour and natural movement community; AOR reached 35+ countries and 500 participants through an annual global conference.

  • Womens Parkour Movement→Executive Director, Founder | 2010 - 2019
    Providing resources to leaders to support women in learning parkour and connecting to the community. WPKM hosted an annual gathering to encourage women to explore and play in public spaces and places, in different cities each year.

  • The Movement Creative→Co-founder, Past Partner | 2011 - 2017
    Improving the lives of others through movement education and programming; TMC delivered educational programming and performance throughout the NYC region. Partners included NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, NYC Department of Transportation, New Museum, NY Hall of Science, Institute of Play, TEDx, Tribeca Film Festival, First Park Alliance

PAST BOARD SERVICE

  • Friends of the Conservatory of Volunteer Park→ Board President | 2022-2024
    Inspiring connection between people and nature at the Volunteer Park Conservatory; FOC partnered closely with Seattle Parks & Recreation to provide programming and financial support of the VPC.

  • Parkour Visions→ Board President | 2021 - 2023
    Helping people overcome limitations through parkour, movement, and play.

  • United States Parkour Association→ Board President & Founding Board Member | 2018 - 2022
    USPK Is the national governing body for Parkour in the United States of America.

SELECTED OTHER PROFESSIONAL WORK

VOLUNTEER & PRO BONO

Every year I donate approximately ~100 hours of pro-bono consulting services and volunteer support to small non-profits, supporting governance education, strategic planning, human resource needs, small management projects, and more! If you are interested in my pro-bono services, and your organizations is around $500k or less, shoot me an email!

SELECTED WRITING

”Moving Beyond Performative Diversity in Executive Hiring”→
These are simple and effective measures your organization can take that will help move you from public affirmations and feel-good statements to actually living and operationalizing your commitments to DEI. Most

“Public Statement from Pottery Northwest on Roe v Wade; why an Arts organization is speaking up.”→
As an Arts leader and life-long maker, I see and believe in the essential role the Arts plays in the march toward collective liberation…

Movement For All: A Call to Courageous Action→
#MovementForAll is a declaration that play is a human right, necessary for whole health — both for the individual and the collective.→



“As an Arts leader and life-long maker, I see and believe in the essential role the Arts plays in the march toward collective liberation:

Through the Arts we tell our myths and stories, personal and universal, modern and ancestral. Through the Arts, we build bridges that connect us to other identities and experiences–bridges that help us to recognize that all of our human struggles are intimately connected. Through the Arts we cry out against injustice, shake foundations, and offer a balm for healing. Through the Arts we weave beautiful visions of the future — a future where all of us are able to live into our full humanity.” (Link)