If there is one word that captures both my professional and personal life, it is evolve. It is also why I chose the name of my company.
My career has never followed a straight line. I started out pre-med, driven and committed to becoming a physician. By the time acceptance became real, I also knew I was already burned out from personal and academic pressures. Declining medical school was one of my earliest acts of self awareness.
I shifted into public health and completed my MPH at Emory, drawn to improving health and well-being at a systems level. From there I moved into healthcare policy consulting in Washington DC, then research leadership at the University of Chicago, and later philanthropy and development work that eventually brought me to Colorado.
Along the way I learned how to navigate complex organizations, lead teams, mentor staff, raise millions of dollars to support mental health, social emotional health and substance use treatment programs, and build long term partnerships with faculty, foundations, and nonprofit leaders. I also learned what happens when ambition and pressure are not balanced with reflection and care.
Starting my own consulting practice more than fourteen years ago was another important turning point. It gave me the opportunity to support meaningful work in Colorado communities while building a more sustainable way of living and leading.
At the same time, something deeper was evolving personally.
Earlier in my career I was very task-focused and achievement-oriented. Over time I began making space for reflection, relationship building, and intentional change. Coaching, burnout recovery work, and learning to interrupt old patterns helped me lead differently and live differently.
Looking back, each transition gave me useful information. Each shift brought me closer to work that feels aligned with my values and how I want to show up. My story is not about finding the right path once and for all. It is about learning to listen and having the courage to evolve when something no longer fits. That evolution is still happening.