I am a speaker, writer and leadership consultant who helps churches and nonprofits set vision and strategy for transformational change. My nonfiction book Tending Tomorrow: Courageous Change for People and Planet on faith, leadership and culture change in the context of the climate crisis will come out in June 2024.

As a leader and facilitator, I care about listening deeply, asking reflective questions, fostering relationships of mutuality, and holding space for new dreams and visions of a better future for people and the planet to emerge. Interconnection, inclusion and anti-oppression are grounding themes for my approach.

Over the past 18 years I have worked with churches and nonprofits in Canada, Haiti, Jamaica and Nepal seeking to make positive social change. I have an MA in Development Studies and a BA in Political Science and Peace & Conflict Studies as well as training in Anabaptist theology. I have been a qualitative researcher, a community development practitioner, and a faith leader in denominational leadership with the Mennonite church.

From leading humanitarian work in Nepal after major earthquakes to leading a participatory re-visioning process to set new strategic priorities for the Mennonite Church Eastern Canada regional church body, I thrive on building webs of connection and relationships to inspire hope for new possibilities even in challenging and uncertain times. I currently serve as Transitional Executive Director with KAIROS Canada, an ecumenical movement for ecological justice and human rights.