Timeline
"Time flies like an arrow.
Fruit flies like a banana."
-Groucho Marx *
When most people ask "who are you?" They usually want to know where you come from and what you've done along the way. This is my quick and dirty attempt to answer that question in reverse chronological order, so you only have to go as far back you want.
After 2016 Election
Serving as Interim Director of a New York criminal justice nonprofit
Researching and advocating for a way to bridge political divides and improve local policies through Crowdsourced Ballot Initiatives
Helping a Brooklyn-Based Resistance group share information and make use of new digital tools
Post Grad School
Independently researching overlaps between technology and civil society, some of which is now published on TechCrunch
Building out website content for things like Neil deGrasse Tyson's podcast, StarTalk
Helping organizations like this nonprofit that studies how media can change hearts and minds tell their story
Trained New York Times reporters and editors to create livestream videos on Facebook
Helped charitable foundation judge media innovation prototypes for grant competition
Grad School
Earned Master in Public Administration degree. Kind of like an MBA, only for people who care more about making the world a better place than maximizing profits
Managed capstone team of eight consulting with Accenture, studying digital government programs in Brazil, India, Mexico, and USA
Ran IT for a South African impact investor
Gave TEDx talk on Crowdsourced Legislation
Used human-centered design principles to co-found social enterprise bringing hand sanitation to Indian food carts, winning grant money for pilot testing
Won several thousand dollars in grant money for student-led open data initiative
Advised Haitian community center on setup of new computer lab using donated laptops
Taught did IT/admin work for new nonprofit high school in Ethiopia to serve gifted students who couldn't otherwise access full education
Not-So-Starving Artist Period
Resident Artist with NYC-based Shakespeare theater
Acted in several Off-Off-Broadway stage productions (yes, that is a thing)
Toured with dramatic improv ensemble
Writer for Backstage’s “Unscripted” blog
Picked up two IMDB credits, one where you can’t see me, one where you can’t hear me, both a blast
Tutored a few subjects* to pay the bills
Designed a couple websites
*Calculus, Trigonometry, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, Spanish, US and World history, SSAT, ISEE, SAT, ACT, and GRE prep, among others, students from middle school to graduate level
Traveled the World
Used childhood savings to backpack across all seven continents
Led small volunteer emergency flood relief effort in Latin America
Helped coastal nature sanctuary cleanup in Australia
Edited and revised grant applications in East Africa
Roasted marshmallows over hot lava in Guatemala, ziplined off the Great Wall of China, snuck Malawian dignitaries into Zambian tribal ceremony and other assorted hijinks
Blogged about said hijinks as I went, posts republished on wide variety of sites
College
Double-majored in Political Science and International Studies
Helped organize the world’s largest scavenger hunt, later profiled by The New Yorker
Studied abroad in India, starred in NBC web series about experience (along with 9 other students studying in other countries)
Acted in over a dozen theater productions
Worked summers fundraising for an environmental nonprofit, at a theater, and at a zoo
Starting Out
Grew up 90% in Seattle, 10% on a cattle ranch in eastern Washington state
Varsity benchwarmer on high school basketball team
Started saving up coins at young age to travel the world, continuing through lawn mowing and first summer jobs as ranch hand, sandwich maker, and at an ice cream/coffee/candy store called Bubbles
Spent a lot of time hiking and biking
Played a lot of video games
Ate a lot of ice cream
Wait, you read all of that? I'm flattered! At least I hope it's because you found it interesting. If it's because you were looking for something specific and didn't find it, drop me a line - I want to know how to better serve people like you coming to this site.
Actually, since you made it all they way down here, even if you don't have any suggestions, drop me a line anyway. I'm betting we've got something in common. I'm always up to swap stories.