The Fidelity Foundations are a group of private, non-operating foundations that fund a diverse set of programs on a national scale, with particular focus on Boston and New England. In addition, the Foundations fund nonprofit organizations that strengthen the primary communities in which Fidelity Investments employees live and work. The Foundations’ values of responsibility, integrity, compassion, and expertise guide its investments in education, arts and culture, health, conservation, and community services.

Land and Water Connections Consulting helps make communities, and the ecosystems they rely on, healthier and more resilient through strategic planning, equity-driven engagement, and action-oriented research. We focus on conservation, climate change, and equitable access to nature. Much of our work with land trusts involves strategic conservation planning and training and guidance related to community engagement.

The Missoula County Open Lands Program is focused on connecting communities, private landowners, local organizations and agencies with resources and opportunities to conserve these important resources. Our work is done in partnership with a variety of groups ranging from community groups to federal agencies, including funding voluntary conservation efforts, managing natural resources and working with partners to restore ecosystem health.

The Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation (the Gulf Partnership) is a coalition of more than 20 local, regional and national conservation organizations that work in the Gulf Coast region within the five Gulf of Mexico states – Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Our mission is to increase the pace, quality and permanence of voluntary land and water conservation within the coastal region.

Research-based strategy and management consulting for the 21st century social sector.

After 19 years as a conservation professional, I decided to launch Strong Outcomes to use what I learned to help environmental agencies and organizations be more successful.

In my career, I have helped dozens of communities and organizations build capacity to conserve natural resources and authored a book on natural resource-based land use planning. I developed conservation plans, organized workshops and events, developed community engagement strategies, and implemented practical measures of success.

I have a BS in Biology and an MS in Biodiversity Conservation and Policy from the University at Albany, and a Certificate in Change Leadership from Cornell University. I am a Senior Fellow with the Environmental Leadership Program and have 13 years of nonprofit board experience.