Dynamic community organizer, campaign strategist, and communications expert with a proven track record at Portland State University and V-Day. Specializes in evidence-based organizing and conflict mediation, adept at crafting impactful narratives and mobilizing communities. Successfully managed global campaigns and facilitated transformative workshops, demonstrating exceptional leadership and collaborative skills.
Campaign Strategist
Book Chapters:
"Eviction Court Watch: Monitoring the Evictors" in Dispatches from the Threshold: Tenant Power in Times of Crisis
(Forthcoming in 2025 from Fernwood Publishing)
"Peace Through Education or a Private Tension: Finding Peace in Iraq" in Joint Field Research on New Approaches to Peacebuilding in the Kurdistan Region; 2013
PSU-AAUP; member
Winona Grange; member
Portland State University Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine; member
Working Families Party of Oregon; member
Sherwood Community Garden; member
Dalai Lama Fellows (2012)
International fellowship supported by the 14th Dalai Lama fostering ethical and post-heroic leadership and focusing on poverty alleviation, diminishing violence and promoting peace, protecting the environment, and working across differences. (2012)