I’ve devoted my career to partnerships, advocacy, and strategic communication, and I’ve been entrusted with multimillion-dollar brands, leadership and management responsibilities, and the oversight of key governmental and commercial relationships.

Today I focus almost exclusively on direct political engagement, working for local, statewide, and national campaigns in fundraising, organizing, and campaign management.

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.

Founded in 2011, Smarter Learning is a consultancy working in relationship management, communication strategy, and political advocacy.

Current and former collaborators include multinational publishing companies, science-adjacent technology startups, and political campaigns on the East Coast and in the Midwest of the US.

From 2022 to 2025 I was head of Public Affairs in North America for Frontiers, a science publisher based in Switzerland. In that role I advocated for Open Science policy in the US and Canada. I devoted significant time to helping researchers, librarians, lawmakers, and federal agencies prepare for the Biden Administration’s mandate on freely accessible research.

Immediately prior to joining Frontiers (2020-22) I managed large and strategic partnerships for the Copyright Clearance Center, which helps publishers and other copyright holders navigate content delivery, licensing, and increasingly, AI-related concerns. 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 for the Web of Science's editorial team.

I worked in newspapers for the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader and the Pottstown Mercury (as a copy editor and freelance writer, respectively) and in editorial roles for F.A. Davis Company, developing new medical textbooks and bringing print-only resources into the digital world.

In September 2023 I was elected to 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.