Resumé

ALPHABET’S MOONSHOT FACTORY (FORMERLY 'GOOGLE [X]')
Project Lead / Firestarter
January 2020 - Present
Mountain View, CA

Lead a confidential early-stage exploration to find a >$100B breakthrough socio-technical business for Alphabet
Lead all project operations, supervising one advisor, one program manager, and two interns
Control and keep project budget lean by leveraging strong relationships across X and Alphabet
Devise new storytelling tools for multi-million dollar breakthrough climate and sustainability technology portfolio
Designed & run the Troublemaker Talks guest speaker series to inspire creativity across X

ALPHABET’S MOONSHOT FACTORY (FORMERLY 'GOOGLE [X]')
Head of Internal Communications
April 2017 - January 2020
Mountain View, CA

Established X's first, full orientation program, first company-wide handbook, and first company-wide newsletter
Rebuilt, streamlined and organized X's company-wide bi-weekly all-hands
Hired and supervised X's first internal comms associate, scaling internal comms program from one to two people
Led highly sensitive executive communications sprints, collaborating with Director and VP-level leadership within X and Alphabet
Launched and led ~$1M re-design of company's performance management process, aligning it with X's stated mission
Launched and led monthly lunch for employees to share insights about how to improve company
Supervised communication within X and across all building residents, including Waymo, Loon, Chronicle & Everyday Robots
Launched the Bureau of Troublemaking to support creative cultural endeavors across X in line with X's values & principles

DEXIGN, LLC
Founder & CEO
August 2016 - April 2017
Reston, VA

Incorporated and executed day-to-day operations for solo startup with nearly $50K in revenue over six months
Built website and developed marketing copy for 1 for-profit client
Designed and conducted creativity workshops for 3 non-profit organizations

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, D.SCHOOL
Lecturer, Senior Media Designer & Editor In Residence
August 2013 - August 2016
Stanford, CA

Designed, built and facilitated workshops, classes and experiences over three years
Built d.school blog "The Whiteboard" and controlled Twitter account, hosting weekly live conversations with followers
Taught and mentored Stanford d.school students, and was a member of d.school fellows leadership team
Developed d.school curriculum "Designing for Worldview" and gave TEDx talk viewed over 6,700 times on YouTube

THE WASHINGTON POST
Editor, Host / Co-Host & Producer
June 2010 - August 2013
Washington, DC

Founded the Innovations blog, displaying news and analysis on society & technology with >$1M in ad sales in first year
Founded the Post's "On Giving" section dedicated to quarterly coverage of charitable giving news
Authored original reporting, live coverage and analysis for print and web, including coverage of NASA's first Mars rover landing
Signed regular talent -- one columnist and one blogger -- and commissioned works from freelance writers
Scripted and hosted weekday online video news program "59 Seconds" featured on The Washington Post homepage daily
Co-hosted the Post's live coverage of 2012 presidential election with > 1M homepage views

"WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL"
Associate Producer
May 2009 - May 2010
Arlington, VA

Oversaw the "Washington Week" website's redesign and development and made daily site and social media updates
Initiated transition from tape to web media gathering system & devised Microsoft Access databases for both tape and web media
Oversaw production of weekly roll-ins and program's open package as necessary
Redesigned show’s web video production workflow, giving "Webcast Extra" with 1K+ viewers greater editorial flexibility
Coordinated scheduling for Gwen Ifill as well as intern & volunteer assignments with producer
Awarded spot bonus for exceptional commitment and professionalism

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION MEMBER BENEFITS
Associate Editor
January 2009 - May 2009
Gaithersburg, MD

Developed & oversaw update to the NEA MB website, employing ~5 freelancers to draft personal finance, travel & leisure stories
Pitched and improved stories daily for website and integrated specific, relevant product advertisements for corporate partners

FACTCHECK.ORG
Staff Writer
February 2005 - January 2009
Washington, DC

Originated, wrote and checked copy for the Webby Award-winning Factcheck.org across 1 mid-term and 1 presidential election
Conceived, scripted, cut video, created motion graphics for and hosted weekly video program "Just the Facts"
Acquired a $10,000 grant from the Annenberg Public Policy Center to fund the "Just the Facts" project
Ran fact-checking & source database for Brooks Jackson & Kathleen Hall Jamieson's "UnSpun" (4.4 /5 rating on Amazon)

CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
Researcher
January 2005 - November 2005
Washington, DC

Researched & fact-checked defense, foreign policy, homeland security, and other domestic issues for daily publication
Wrote articles for both the CQ Weekly magazine and CQ Almanac

"NOW WITH BILL MOYERS AND DAVID BRANCACCIO" | PBS.ORG/NOW
Production Assistant
August 2004 - December 2004
New York, NY

Ran scheduling and coordination for three senior producers and co-host David Brancaccio and assisted with grant proposals
Organized and printed pages for weekly taping; delivered scripts to cast and crew & organized screenings with editors & producers
Ran tapes and blank media for weekly broadcast and monitored Sunday news programs for breaking news during studio production

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN - M.B.A.
Concentration in Data Analytics & Entrepreneurship

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY - M.A.
Producing Film, Television & Video

WELLESLEY COLLEGE - B.A.
International Relations & Theater Studies

THE MADEIRA SCHOOL

Board Member, Creative Capital (2021 - present)
Board Member, The Madeira School (2021 - present)
Member, The Brookings Society, The Brookings Institution (2016-present)
Founding Shaper & Curator, Global Shapers Palo Alto Hub of the World Economic Forum (2013-2015)
Member, National Press Club, Vivian Award Winner, Speakers Committee, Vice-Chair Young Members Committee (2007-2010)

Speaker, TEDx Dirigo - "Design for Worldview" (2016)
Co-host, TEDx Stanford (2016)
Young Alumna Achievement Award, The Madeira School (2015)
Young Leader, The French-American Foundation (2013-2014)
Listed among The Grio 100 (2013)
Recipient of The Washington Post Publisher's Award for extraordinary journalism (August 2012)
World Economic Forum Global Shaper (2011), Davos Attendee (2012)
Guest lecturer at both Georgetown University and Howard University