Over the last 20 years, my career has had one consistent theme: finding ways to create large-scale change for the betterment of society. I thrive in environments where people are seeking a solution to complex problems and willing to collaborate, iterate, and constructively challenge conventional ways of thinking. I am committed to, and passionate about, innovation and social impact and believe that for-profit and for-benefit go hand-in-hand.
I started my career in human rights and public policy, focusing primarily on international crisis and economic development. After working for Congress and several of the world’s leading international development agencies, I studied behavior change communication, behavioral economics, and human-centered design. I launched a consulting firm to help clients apply these disciplines, and have subsequently helped shape products and programs around the world. In 2012 I founded deliberateLIFE, a consumer technology company. It was a global experiment in positive behavior change with paying subscribers across 52 countries. We demonstrated the demand for curated, evidence-based, ethical lifestyle recommendations. I believe we will continue to see the emergence of values-driven producers and suppliers in the marketplace as consumers grow increasingly aware of the impact of global supply chains.
Following my years as a startup founder, I went in-house at several large publicly traded social media companies to lead strategic product initiatives. At Facebook (now Meta) I founded the Youth Wellbeing team, which looked at how the product experience could be adjusted for the cognitive development stage of minors, led the companies efforts to comply with Age of Consent under GDPR and spearheaded the community-based moderation experience for Facebook groups. I went on to join Meta’s central Integrity teams (trust and safety), where I supported the user-facing experiences related to content moderation, safety and privacy features, and governance. I was asked to lead two key special projects during my tenure – the creation of Facebook’s Oversight Board (www.oversightboard.com) and defining a framework and principles for fairness in AI and machine learning decision making. Following my time at Meta, I transitioned to Twitter, where I served as a Director of Product Management in the Health (Trust and Safety Product) team, overseeing four vertical teams. Following the transition in ownership at Twitter (now X), I moved Nextdoor to join the senior product leadership team, as Head of Product for Vitality.
I seek out brilliant, action-oriented people and partner with them to create the highest quality experiences and products. We are building the future, let’s build something inspired.
Product / Startups
Nextdoor
Head of Product, Neighborhood Vitality – Trust & Safety, Consumer Privacy & Community Civility
San Francisco, CA. USA
Twitter
Director of Product Manager, Trust & Safety
San Francisco, CA. USA
Facebook
Sr. Product Manager Transparency & Oversight Product Lead for the Oversight Board
Menlo Park, CA. USA
Facebook
Special Project (PM Lead): GDPR | Age of Consent Compliance for the Family of Apps.
Menlo Park, CA. USA
Facebook
Product Manager, Empathy & Well-being.
Menlo Park, CA. USA
Cloud App (Workflow Productivity Suite)
Head of Product | Product Management. Oversee Product Development + Integration with Zendesk, Trello, Slack, JIRA, HipChat, etc. Manage Product Managers + Engineers + QA
San Francisco, CA. USA
Encircle (Charitable Giving Platform)
Product Manager + International Strategy. Managing Team of 11: Engineering + Design
Oakland, CA. + Dallas, TX. USA
deliberateLIFE (iOS + Android App)
Founder + CEO. Launched Mobile-First Product. Concept to Live iOS App in 60 days. Built and Managed Team of 40–Engineers, Designers, Writers & Researchers–over four years.
Oakland, CA. USA
Oventio (Events-Based Lead Gen) *Acquired
Team Management; Branding; Launch Strategy.
Oakland, CA. USA
Experience Design. Product Innovation. Design Thinking.
The Global Fund
Human-Centered Design 101 Training
Geneva-Based Team (Via Zoom)
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Private Deliberate Discourse Series, Race.
10+ Cities Across the USA
Google
Private Deliberate Discourse, Race & Gender.
San Francisco, CA. USA
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
5-Month Engagement on Product Innovation and Business / Resource Strategy for FINDConnect. User Experience, architecture review, user testing and interviews, market research, business plan.
San Francisco, CA. + Oakland, CA. USA
Deliberate Discourse (Race & Identity)
Founded a National Dinner Series in 2015.
San Francisco, CA. + 7 Cities Across the USA
Oxfam America + WRI
Workshop: Finding Unique Solutions for Clean Energy Access through Design Thinking.
United Nations, Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM7) San Francisco, CA. USA
California Library Systems
6-Month Training on Design Thinking for Improved Program Design, Implementation
Oakland, CA. USA
Thread (Mentoring NGO)
4-Day Training; Experience Design, Discussing Race In America (Creating Brave Spaces).
Baltimore, MD. USA
YCore Fellows
Design Thinking for Impact (Workshop)
San Francisco, CA. USA
Castilleja School
2-Week Course: Social Entrepreneurship, Human Centered Design for Social Impact
Narok Region, Kenya (Their Sister School)
Nuru International
Cement Latrine Redesign (Physical Product)
Kuria West, Nyanza Province. Kenya
Behavior Change (BCC)
Nuru International (Health)
Behavior Change Communication Plan and Training; NuChoo Campaign Development
Kuria West, Nyanza Province. Kenya
Uganda Government (Health)
Behavior Strategic Plan, HIV Prevention
Kampala, Uganda
Credit Builders Alliance (Financial Access)
Behavior Change Campaign Strategy, Credit Use and Relationship to Financial Institutions.
Washington, DC. USA
Made In a Free World (Slavery-Free)
Social Impact Director, Consumer Advocacy
Oakland, CA. USA
Vestergaard Frandsen (Water Filtration)
On-the-Ground Assessment, Lifestraw Use
Eastern Kenya
International Justice Mission (Anti-Slavery)
Due Diligence on Potential Campaign, World Cup
Cape Town, South Africa
Our Children 2010 (Child Safety, Trafficking)
Public Campaign: Safe Spaces for Children
Cape Town, South Africa
Social Impact Advising
Mural Net (Internet Connectivity; Native American Reservations)
Community Engagement, Social Impact Advising
San Francisco, CA. USA
Kapor Center for Social Impact + The City of Oakland + DevLabs (Entrepreneurship)
Oversight, The Oakland Startup Network
Oakland, CA. USA
Food Recovery Network (Waste, Hunger)
Advisory Board Member
University Campuses. USA
Love, Light & Melody (Youth)
Partnership & Planning, World Cup
USA. Nicaragua. South Africa.
MANA Nutrition (Child Mortality, Health)
Product Strategy, Marketing Plan
Washington, DC. USA
Heroes of the Nation, Kenya (Education)
Kenya's Largest Orphanage/School (Advisor)
Redding, CA. USA + Nyahururu, Kenya
LifeGivingForce International (Water)
Advisor, Impact. Clean Water Solution.
Kansas City, Missouri + Haiti (Project)
Darfur Action Committee (Divestment)
Founding Member, Outreach Lead
Los Angeles, CA. USA
Call+Response (Movie)
Content Advisor, Human Trafficking
Berkeley, CA. USA
Human Rights + Policy
Oxfam America
Climate Change & Private Sector (Consultant)
Washington, DC. USA + Paris, France (Cop21)
Oxfam America
UN Climate Campaign Support (Consultant)
Washington, DC. USA
Oxfam America
Humanitarian Policy, East Africa + Iraq
Washington, DC. USA + Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
U.S. House of Representatives
Co-Director, Human Rights Caucus
Washington, DC. USA
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Africa & Global Health
Washington, DC. USA
Human Rights Watch
Africa Division, Research
Washington, DC. USA
Africare
Consultant, Strategic Messaging
Washington, DC. USA
Business Consulting
The Institute for Innovation, Integration and Impact (i4)
Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets; Trainer
Redwood City, CA. USA + Cape Town, South Africa
Boards & Volunteer
Food Recovery Network
Advisory Board Member
USA
CAST LA (Human Trafficking)
Shelter Volunteer
Los Angeles, CA. USA
Bridges (Health Education)
Health and Hygiene Education; Dental Assistance
Himalayan Region, Nepal
Youth With A Mission (Health Education)
Developed Arts-based Education Program; HIV
Pune, India
Youth With A Mission (Basic Services) Alternative Livelihood Training for Sex Workers
Budapest, Hungary