Services & Portfolio 

Writer // Facilitator // Strategist

My work advances sustainability and community-based priorities through communications and storytelling, networks and partnerships, and targeted strategy, policy, and projects. The following outlines my consulting services and a portfolio of selected examples.

Partnerships are at the heart of my work. Each of the projects below was made possible by generous partners who contributed their time and expertise to support collective progress.


Services & Offerings

*Writing, editing, & communications
*Facilitation & strategic planning
*Community & stakeholder engagement
*Comprehensive reports, policy & research
*Social Emotional Learning (SEL) training
*Immersive events & experience curation
*Network design & partnership building
*Organizational development & operations
*Project management & leadership

About

Strategic Planning & Facilitation

Oʻahu Economic Strategy:
The 2022 O’ahu Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) sets a five-year direction for Oʻahu to build a diversified, regenerative economy that prioritizes environmental and community health. The strategy was created through an inclusive multi-stakeholder, community-driven process with nearly 1,000 residents. The CEDS includes action plans for affordable housing, local agriculture, education and innovation, health, environment, arts, safety and peace, and regenerative hospitality.

Facilitator, Planner & Writer for the Oʻahu Economic Development Board

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Comprehensive Reports & Research

Hawai’i Voluntary Local Review:
First comprehensive statewide review on the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals in the country. The report details Hawaiʻi’s local progress on the global goals with data analysis and storytelling.


Lead Author for the Hawaiʻi Green Growth Local2030 Hub

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Network Design & Stakeholder + Community Engagement

Aloha+ Challenge Dashboard:
Multi-year facilitated engagement process that brought together over five hundred people from government, business, academia, philanthropy, civil society, and the community in meetings across all four counties to identify sustainability metrics for a shared Dashboard.

Project & Engagement Coordinator with Hawaiʻi Green Growth

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Immersive Events & Experiences

Hawaiʻi Green Growth 10th Anniversary:
Reception with local musicians, artists, filmmakers, and sustainability leaders and students. The event on the Hawaiʻi Convention Center rooftop was live-streamed for statewide audiences in partnership with NMG Network, Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, University of Hawai’i, Hawaiʻi Book & Music Festival, Pineapple Tweed PR, and others.

Event Creator & Partnerships Lead 

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Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Training & Professional Development

School & Organizational Culture Transformation:
Professional Development for administrators and teachers to create a school culture where everyone thrives through a unique approach to Social Emotional Learning (SEL) – Awakening Wisdom – developed and practiced over fifty years
by the Hōʻala Foundation for Education. Training is available for schools, nonprofits, and businesses.

Facilitator and Trainer with the Hōʻala Foundation for Education

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Written Publications & Communications

Local Food & Entrepreneur Articles:
Tailored articles featuring the stories of local chefs, entrepreneurs, and innovators using food to connect their communities.


Freelance Writer for Beyondish

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Multi-Media Storytelling

Promo Video for Island-Led Climate Action:
90-second video uplifting island leadership on climate change in Hawai’i and the Pacific. The promo video was intended to succinctly tell a story of islands leading on global sustainability challenges, and mobilize new resources to scale up programming.


Director, Writer & Editor in collaboration with filmmaker

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