BOARD SERVICE
Corporate Governance & Strategic Oversight
I bring two decades of executive leadership, entrepreneurial experience, and governance expertise to corporate boards seeking steady, strategic, mission-aligned oversight. My background includes founding and scaling a national consulting firm, leading complex organizations through transition, and serving on multiple boards during periods of growth, repositioning, and CEO succession.
I am open to corporate board service where the mission, leadership, and strategic needs align.
What I BRING TO A BOARD
Founder Experience & Business Acumen
Governance Experience Across Complex Organizations
Governance Experience Across Complex Organizations
I built a nationally respected consulting firm from the ground up, led a high-performing team for seven years, transitioned leadership to a CEO I hired, and ultimately completed a successful sale of the business. This experience gives me firsthand understanding of:
- Growth strategy
- Leadership development
- Organizational culture
- Operational discipline
- Risk management
- Financial oversight
- Reputation and communications strategy
Governance Experience Across Complex Organizations
Governance Experience Across Complex Organizations
Governance Experience Across Complex Organizations
I have served as board chair and in multiple committee leadership roles across national and local organizations. While these roles were in the nonprofit sector, they involved governance challenges directly relevant to corporate settings:
- CEO evaluation and succession
- Strategic repositioning
- Financial oversight and fiduciary responsibility
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Stakeholder and community engagement
- Organizational transformation
- Crisis and reputation management
Health, Policy & Regulatory Expertise
Governance Experience Across Complex Organizations
Strategic Clarity & Executive-Level Communication
For more than 20 years, I advised leading health systems, payers, foundations, and companies on strategy, market positioning, and federal policy. I bring:
- Understanding of complex regulatory environments
- Expertise in healthcare delivery, financing, and payment models
- Insight into stakeholder engagement and public-private partnerships
- Experience navigating federal agencies, legislative processes, and compliance landscapes
Strategic Clarity & Executive-Level Communication
Strategic Clarity & Executive-Level Communication
Strategic Clarity & Executive-Level Communication
My work has always centered on communicating complex issues with clarity—to leadership teams, boards, investors, policymakers, and the public. Boards value my ability to:
- Distill complexity into actionable direction
- Support decisive, values-aligned decision-making
- Provide thoughtful, balanced guidance
- Bring steadiness during high-stakes moments
- Serve as a bridge between executives, stakeholders, and external audiences
Presence-Based Leadership
Strategic Clarity & Executive-Level Communication
Presence-Based Leadership
My training as a mindfulness teacher and Zen practitioner informs—without dominating—my approach to governance. I bring:
- Grounded attention
- Calm perspective
- Deep listening
- Values-based decision-making
- Focus on culture and leadership integrity
BOARD ROLES & EXPERIENCE
Across my governance career, I have served as:
- Board Chair
- Finance Committee Chair
- Governance Committee member
- Strategic planning lead
- CEO search and succession partner
- Crisis management advisor
- Communications and public relations advisor
Organizations I've served include:
- Operation Smile (Finance Committee Chair; Board Member)
- 365 Health (Board Chair; Board Member)
- Colorado Natural Medicine Advisory Board (Governor-appointed member)
- Cherish Children Adoption International
- LIFT-UP
- Connection is the Medicine Foundation
- Zen Center of Denver
- Roaring Fork Zen
These roles reflect high-stakes, high-responsibility governance across diverse and complex environments.
Sectors of Interest
Open to Aligned Opportunities
Sectors of Interest
I am particularly aligned with companies operating in:
- Healthcare
- Consumer health & wellness
- Mindfulness, mental health, and behavioral health
- Mission-driven or purpose-aligned enterprises
- Health technology
- Social impact & sustainability
- Mid-stage companies backed by PE/VC with strong values alignment
Board Philosophy
Open to Aligned Opportunities
Sectors of Interest
My approach to board service is rooted in:
- Clarity
- Integrity
- Strategic discipline
- Thoughtful oversight
- Alignment with mission and values
- Respect for management
- Open, direct communication
- Long-term thinking
I aim to strengthen the conditions for executives and organizations to succeed—not direct operations.
Open to Aligned Opportunities
Open to Aligned Opportunities
Open to Aligned Opportunities
I am open to corporate board service where the mission, leadership, and strategic needs align. If you are exploring board recruitment or seeking an external advisor during a governance transition, I welcome the opportunity to connect.