My Work
Over the past 15 years, I’ve helped purpose-driven leaders—particularly in food, agriculture, conservation, and sustainability—achieve clarity in their messaging, elevate their thought leadership, and drive real-world impact. My work blends nonprofit communication strategy, storytelling, and partnership development. Here are a few selected examples.
Podcast: Secrets of Social Impact Communicators
On my YouTube channel and podcast, I share practical insights, interviews, and ideas from across the world of social impact communication. Listeners include nonprofit leaders, fundraisers, and mission-driven communicators seeking clarity and community.
Strategic Partnership: America's Conservation Ag Movement (ACAM)
As past Vice President of Trust In Food™, I helped lead two national public-private partnerships under the ACAM umbrella. Its mission: accelerate the adoption of climate-smart agriculture. My role included coalition-building, strategic planning, budgeting, and securing funding for initiatives that supported farmers and ranchers nationwide.
Resource: 101 Climate-Smart Ag Conversation Starters
My free 34-page guide is designed for climate program leaders, funders, and nonprofit communicators. It provides meeting prompts, relationship-building language, and facilitation tools to strengthen impact and cross-sector collaboration. Contact me for more information.
Article: “The Hottest Climate Job You’ve Never Heard Of” (Fast Company)
My Fast Company article spotlights an essential link in the delivery of climate-smart agriculture practices: technical service providers. I interviewed experts discussing potential bottlenecks and solutions in getting billions of federal funding implemented for positive climate benefits. Note: Another good climate example is my interview with Ann Sorensen, American Farmland Trust senior research advisor.
An Agricultural Dragon Awakes: I authored this long-form piece featuring reporting and observations from my tour of farms in China in 2016. It illustrates my ability to distill complex, multi-faceted, and world-changing subjects into stories that capture imagination and intellect in equal measure.