About

I am exploring the intersection of leadership and buddhist meditation and mindfulness with organizational, societal and planetary issues.

I have spent most of my work life in the online learning industry. This has been a journey that has included many rewarding projects, being part of truly amazing teams and seeing the positive outcomes of my work. It has also included serious bouts of frustration with the fast pace of the work, the need to cut corners, the failures to influence others as much I wanted, and the setbacks that come with any innovative effort. The ups and downs of this journey fuels my exploration of how to hone my leadership practice and the role meditation can play.

 At this point, during my work days, I work as the CEO at Humentum, a non-profit social enterprise focused on improving the effectiveness of global development and humanitarian organizations. This work is a canvas for nurturing compassionate, generous, connected and high performing teams. You can find more of my writing about online learning and/or global development here and here.

I live in Ithaca, New York in the United States (Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ, the Cayuga Nation lands) on 175 acres in an intentional community, Ecovillage at Ithaca. I spend my volunteer time working in this vibrant and imperfect community and chairing the board of the Finger Lakes Trail Conference. I have also worked on affordable housing and economic development as a board member at theIthaca Urban Renewal Agency. I previously served on our City Council and as a board member and president at the Finger Lakes Land Trust.

I love walking, hiking and sometimes running through the amazing trails and woods that surround our city and occasionally paddle along Cayuga Lake. I love being a hobbyist weather watcher and share my weather station’s data with the world.

My meditation practice is grounded in the study and practice of Theravada buddhism but has more recently influenced by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village tradition.