Hi there!

If you’re visiting this page, you’re probably interested in my professional side. In a nutshell: I love communications. I’ve lived all over the United States, look to work with organizations that have a lot of heart, and love combining smart messaging with thoughtful design.

Experience

I currently lead the communications and marketing team at U.S. Digital Response, a nonpartisan nonprofit working to help governments build their capacity to deliver to its people from the inside out. As one of the first 10 full-time employees, I’ve carried a deep responsibility to build an intentional and mission-driven culture around our remote halls. Check out our 2023 Year In Review and our 2022 Year In Review.

Prior to U.S. Digital Response, I was the first communications leader at the University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Information Science and Technology. I executed our communications strategy with a significant focus on distilling complex technical research into digestible content for a wide variety of audiences.

I also directed CodeCrush – an iSTEM immersion experience designed to help make the tech workforce more diverse and inclusive.

I earned my master’s degree in Public Relations from Boston University, and have been working in communications for over a decade. I’ve helped my clients gain positive placements in The Economist, The New York Times, Washington Post, The L.A. Times, and countless other news outlets.

Recent/Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Beyond the Tech Gender Gap: iSTEM in Rural Areas, SXSWEdu 2020 Speaker (Cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions)

Higher Ed Can Help Close the Gender Gap in Tech, SXSWEdu 2019 Speaker (March 2019)

RESTART, Creative Mornings Omaha 2018 Speaker (November 2018)

Writings
(A select sample of semi-recent professionalism)

Press Releases

• New Jersey & USDR, with Support from Google.org, Release LLM Training Materials to Build AI Translation Assistants for Public Services
• U.S. Digital Response to Help Governments Create Capacity and Expand Expertise in Generative AI, with Support from Google.org
• Open Source Community Health Project Expands Private Funding with UNO and MU
• NSA Designates UNO as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations

Essays & Presentations

• Bridging the Digital Divide: Technology’s Role in Advancing Health Equity During Medicaid Renewals
• Unleashing Pennsylvania’s Digital Potential: Building CODE PA
• Four Years of Building Capacity: U.S. Digital Response Sets Eyes on the Horizon
• IS&T Learning from Home (Part of a COVID-19 series interviewing the students, staff, and faculty who kept IS&T moving forward during the shutdown): Dr. Kate Cooper, Grace Maline and Kaitlyn Baysa, Cade Wolcott
• Adithi Chakravarthy, Ph.D. Student, Receives Award for Innovative Research on Rare Eye Disease, University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Information Science and Technology (website)
• The Ethical Dilemma: Who’s Tracking our Medical Data, University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Information Science and Technology (website)
• Honoring the Fallen, UNO Alumni Magazine (Print, December 2018)
• RESTART, Omaha Creative Mornings (presentation)
• How Your Facebook Comments Reveal More Than You Think, University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Information Science and Technology (website)
• How Our Immune Systems Learn to Defend: An IS&T Faculty Member Investigates, University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Information Science and Technology (website)
• The Worst Advice Anyone Ever Gave Me, AIGA Nebraska (Medium post)
• Gender Diversity in IT: The Problem We Can’t Stop Talking About, Omaha Pecha Kucha (presentation)
• A Field Guide to Starting Over, Omaha BarCamp (presentation)