Technology has been the common thread through more than 25 years of solving problems, building capabilities, and helping organizations navigate change. Experienced working across both geographically dispersed and on-site environments, collaborating with distributed teams as well as directly with customers and stakeholders, my career has crossed nonprofit organizations, higher education, financial services, global enterprises, and highly regulated federal cloud environments, with experience spanning infrastructure, operations, cybersecurity, governance, cloud, and enterprise transformation. That breadth has shaped how I think about technology leadership: strategy matters, but so does understanding what it takes to make that strategy work in the real world.
Much of my career has been spent in environments undergoing change—building technology capabilities where little existed, modernizing established infrastructure and operations, strengthening security and governance, and helping organizations respond to increasingly complex technology demands. Technology should serve the organization, not become an end in itself. The best decisions balance technical possibility with risk, operational realities, people, and the objectives the technology ultimately exists to support.
The path that brought me here was not a traditional one. Before moving into technology, my early career included accounting and financial services, along with several years in graphic design and journalism. Those experiences may seem unrelated, but each contributed something that has remained valuable: analytical thinking, creativity, communication, and the ability to look at a problem from more than one perspective.
Curiosity has been another constant. Even after establishing a long career in technology, returning to the classroom offered an opportunity to broaden both my business and technical perspective—ultimately earning degrees in finance and international business, an MBA, and a master's degree in computer science. Advanced professional credentials in cybersecurity, risk, governance, and emerging technology have continued that education, but learning has never been only about credentials. For me, it is about personal growth and continuous development. I find great joy in creating opportunities for others to learn and grow as well, helping them build the confidence to take on complex challenges they may once have found daunting.
Away from technology, I enjoy making time for creative pursuits and personal passions—art, history, nature, and music. Family is an important part of my life. When time permits, I also enjoy traveling and embracing new experiences.
