Engaging Communities to Be More Resilient
I help nonprofits galvanize their communities — residents, volunteers, donors, and partner organizations — around a shared purpose. Community engagement takes structure, trust, a compelling story, and someone to take the lead. That’s me.
My passion is wildfire resilience: I led the Nevada County Coalition of Firewise Communities and designed a COAD (Community Organization Active in Disaster) framework for the Community Foundation of Nevada County that brought together nonprofits and faith-based groups around a common goal.
Bringing people together, listening carefully, and giving them a reason to participate shapes everything I do, whether I’m planning a community engagement strategy or redesigning a website to better serve donors and constituents. A good story moves people to act, in person and online. A website with a clear, intuitive user experience keeps users moving toward their goals — and yours.
More than two decades in content marketing have taught me how to help nonprofits reach the right audiences with messaging that resonates and drives action. Working with me is simple: I start by listening — to your organization, your goals, and the story you want to tell. From there, we build what you need: a community engagement plan, a content marketing pipeline, or a website designed around sharp, purposeful content. I use AI to work efficiently without compromising quality, and I bring senior-level strategy and hands-on execution to every project.
I’ve worked with fiscal sponsors and community foundations (Community Foundation of Nevada County, Trust for Conservation Innovation), and with nonprofits across economic resilience (Sierra Commons, Nevada County Economic Resource Council), social services (GLIDE), food systems (Sierra Harvest), arts and culture (Music in the Mountains), and education (Nevada Joint Union High School District). Alongside this client work, I’ve spent 15+ years volunteering and serving in leadership roles in the Sierra Foothills nonprofit community.
Why Work With Me?
- Deep resilience and nonprofit expertise — Firsthand experience aligning communities around complex, high-stakes goals, backed by 20+ years in communications: marketing, writing, and project management
- Senior-level strategy, full execution — Get the strategic thinking and hands-on delivery of an experienced professional, without the cost of a new full-time employee
- AI-augmented, human-led — I use AI to move quickly and efficiently, while every strategic decision and piece of writing carries my judgment and quality standard
- Easy to work with — Fast turnaround, clear communication, high-quality results
With a BA in English and two teaching credentials from UC Davis, I am proud to have achieved gainful employment as an English major. I have lived and worked in the beautiful small town of Nevada City, California since 2010, where I get outside into the mountains as often as possible, wrangle two teenagers and a dog, and spread the gospel of home hardening as the most important aspect of wildfire risk mitigation.
Contact me to discuss your content marketing needs.
