Experience & Qualifications:

• A thoughtful, inquisitive listener; an agile, collaborative leader

• 22 years of communications expertise at MIT and Harvard

• A master's in communications, a bachelor’s in speech pathology, with a minor in psychology and education

• Senior communications lead, Covid Operations Team, MIT Sloan School of Management

• Mobilized a successful community-wide effort to advocate for an increase in Chapter 70 funding from the Commonwealth, including drafting emails and writing a script for people to use when calling our state-level reps. The result? Gov. Healey just announced a significant increase to Chapter 70 school aid, adding $586 million to her proposed budget. Westwood is slated to receive a much larger increase in Chapter 70 school aid than we previously anticipated. See my remarks here.

• Thurston Middle School PTO Co-chair (2022-23), Secretary (2021-22)

  Selected highlights:

  • Led the Friday Night Fun initiative: grade-specific events to bolster social development for TMS students [Read 03.15.2023 article in the Westwood Minute]

  • Researched and secured survivor speaker for 8th-grade Holocaust unit

  • Strengthened parent community via Facebook group: membership increased from the 30s to 400+ members

  • PTO annual dues contributions increased by 48% while in leadership, signaling strong support for PTO activities and direction

• Nominated and served on the hiring committee for the new Dean of Students position at TMS (2022)

• Served as contributing editor to the Inclusive Westwood comment on recent publicity (2022)

• Downey School PTO member, 2018-present

• Nominated to Vice President, Portage Collaborative Montessori School District Board; Canton, OH (2017)

• Chair, PCMS Spring Gala, raised a record $21,000 (2017) and $18,000 (2016)

• Member, PCMS District Board (2015-2018)

For more details about my professional experience, read my LinkedIn profile.