At one point in my life, I was going to be a professor. I got a Ph.D. in the history of religions, and I planned on spending my life writing books and teaching classes. The job market had other ideas, however, and so I ended up as the religion editor at Britannica.com, writing website copy. That sent me down a path that’s led through workplaces such as Microsoft, McCann-Erickson, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, T-Mobile, and (at last) exaqueo.
I transitioned to employer brand from internal communications, and I see that work through the lens of human connection: locate your audience, learn what they value, and become a force for good in their lives.
Outside of work, I love stories—both consuming them (books, movies, television) and telling them. I write fiction for fun, and am fascinated with and am a student of the structure of effective storytelling. As new technologies develop for assisting and extending the work of writers, I am excited to explore the potential of AI to enhance that most human of elements: the stories we tell.
Education
B.A. History
The University of Chicago
M.T.S. World Religions
Harvard Divinity School
Ph.D. History of Religions
The University of Chicago
Industry Experience
T-Mobile, Internal Communications, Executive Communications, and Employer Brand
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Internal Communications
LUX International, Content Marketing
MRM Worldwide, Digital Marketing
My First Paycheck
In high school, I thought it would be fun and lucrative to work as an umpire for Little League baseball. It was really neither of those things - but it was my first experience at dealing gracefully with negative (parent) feedback.