Career
World Affairs Forum, Stamford, CT
Program Manager, March 2020 to October 2020
The ENOUGH Campaign, Stamford, CT
Co-founder and Development Lead
Stamford Pediatric Gun Safety Project, Stamford, CT
Founder, January 2017
Parent Faculty Organization, Stark Elementary School, Stamford, CT
Volunteer, 2014 to present
I Vote Gun Safety Campaign, 2014 elections
Social Media Coordinator, Volunteer
Handfastings Media and Publications, Westchester, NY and Stamford, CT
Founder and CEO of Handfastings.org and Handfastings Magazine, May 2004 - 2016
The Greater Contribution, Thousand Oaks, CA (remote)
Consultant, volunteer, January - March 2008
Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary, Index, WA (remote)
Instructor, January 2008 - September 2008
Dress for Success Worldwide, New York City
Director of Development, 2004 - 2007
EIS Housing Resource (Eviction Intervention Services), New York City
Director of Development, 1997 - 2004
National Organization for Women - NYC, The Founding Chapter, New York City
Supervisor of Fundraising 1995 - 1997
In Service
Member, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Policy Committee, Nov. - Dec. 2021
Mayor Simmons’ Transition Team IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility) Policy Committee for the City of Stamford, post election.
Board Member, PinkWave CT, January 2020 to present
Community programs and activities that support an inclusive feminist vision and intersectional racial, gender & reproductive justice.
Board Member, CT Against Gun Violence, July 2018 - March 2021; Secretary, May 2020 to March 2021
Dedicated to ending gun violence in Connecticut through the development and passage of gun safety legislation
Board Member, League of Women Voters Stamford, July 2018 - May 2021
Grassroots network to make democracy work for all citizens through the promotion of voting and civic engagement
Handfasting Officiant, 2004 - present
Performing weddings and rites of passage; Founder, Handfastings Org - an international resource for couples and families looking to find celebrants who perform handfasting ceremonies
Environmental Advocate, New York Public Interest Research Group, 1992
Advocating and raising funds for local environmental projects; lobbying for stronger environmental laws
Community Organizing
#PinkWave2020 Rally for Women’s Rights
Co-organizer with the Stamford Women's Talking Circle, with support from Women's March CT, in the spirit of the marches being held across the country, January 2020.
Attendance: 200 >>
Impeach Trump rally
Co-organizer with the Stronger Together CT community action group, December 2019
Attendance: 100 >>
"We Won't Go Back!"
Co-organizer for rally in front of the Stamford Government Center, to protest the wave of new anti-abortion laws in states across the U.S., May 2019
Attendance: 100 >>
Speak Your Truth: Open Mic Night for Teens
Co-organizer: Students express their views on a variety of subjects affecting youth today through performance.
Attendance: 60 >>
Stamford March for Our Lives
Co-organizer of rally for gun safety, Mill River Park, March 2018
Attendance: 3,000 >>
Co-organizer, (annual ongoing events)
Op-Eds, Letters to the Editor
“Dershowitz paints his client as a fool”
Stamford Advocate, February 7, 2020
“Innovations needed in wake of fatal accident”
Stamford Advocate, September 4, 2019
“Becoming mothers to each others’ children”
Stamford Advocate, June 2, 2017