Over 25 years I’ve worked in book publishing (scholarly and trade), newspapers, databases, licensing, and public policy. I’ve been entrusted with multimillion-dollar brands, leadership and management responsibilities, and the oversight of key governmental and commercial accounts.

More recently I’ve taken the show on the road, so to speak, with a well-received series of “STM Goes to Washington” panels at industry meetings. These sessions bring policy specialists together with publishers, librarians, and researchers to encourage understanding of (and activism in) the political process.

Originally from New York, my career has brought me to Philadelphia (nearly 15 years), the United Kingdom (three years in London), and now Chicago, where I’ve lived and worked since 2019.

Started in 2011 as a sidelight to a day job, Smarter Learning is now a full-time consultancy working in relationship management, business development, communication strategy, and science advocacy.

Current and former collaborators include US and European STM publishers and STM-aligned technology startups.

(Looking for names and specifics? Drop me a line.)

From 2022 to 2025 I was head of Public Affairs in North America for Frontiers, the Switzerland-based Gold Open Access publisher. In that role I advocated for Open Science policy in the US and Canada. And because of the August 2022 OSTP memo, I devoted significant time to helping researchers, librarians, lawmakers, and federal agencies prepare for the US federal mandate on freely accessible research.

Immediately prior to joining Frontiers (2020-22) I managed large and strategic accounts for the Copyright Clearance Center, which helps publishers and other copyright holders coordinate content delivery, licensing, and Open Access workflows. I also served as a liaison to CCC's Government Relations team, which works to guide policymakers on copyright modernization and related topics. 

From 2015 to 2019 I was manager of Publisher Relations for the Web of Science Group of Clarivate, the former IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters. Based in Clarivate's London office from 2016 to 2019 (and in its Philadelphia office prior), I helped coordinate content and communication strategy on a variety of topics, such as the Web of Science's editorial and evaluation criteria; how the Journal Impact Factor is calculated; and why some journals are suppressed from the Journal Citation Reports.

I worked in newspapers for the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader and the Pottstown Mercury (as a copy editor and freelance writer, respectively) and for F.A. Davis Company, one of the few remaining independently owned and family-operated medical publishers in the US. As an acquisitions (commissioning) editor at F.A. Davis I developed new medical textbooks and helped bring some print-only resources into the digital world. 

Since 2015 I'm a member of the Society for Scholarly Publishing, a US-based non-profit for the scientific and academic publishing industry. I volunteer with SSP's mentorship program and was a co-chair of SSP’s Community Engagement Committee for two years. I'm also a supporter of the SSP Generations Fund, an endowment to provide sustainable funding for SSP's Fellowship, Mentoring, and Diversity & Inclusion programs.

As of September 2023 I serve on the alumni advisory board for my alma mater, The University of Scranton, focusing on networking and fundraising with graduates and professional development opportunities for students. I serve in a similar capacity for the university’s Department of Communication and Media Studies.

I play a number of instruments, none well but all enthusiastically.