Connecting people is my favorite thing on Earth.

Hello!

I initially found myself in Community Management, way back before it was cool in a year called 2012. I was a CM for Yelp in Tampa Bay and did all of the things: hosted countless events, produced all local marketing content like emails and social media, heavily engaged with the community on the Yelp platform, participating in local media hits, working with the local business owner community and just about anything else one could think of. I then went on to manage a team of 9 CMs, and eventually headed up Operations for Yelp's Community team of about 150 folks across North America.

After a decade there, in my time post-Yelp, I have had a couple shorter stays at CrowdStreet and DraftKings. At CrowdStreet, I went back to my CM roots and spent most of my time hosting in-person events around the country. And at DraftKings, I managed an online Community via Discord, with about 20K members.

My passion, like most in Community, lies in connecting people. I get an inordinate amount of satisfaction from bringing people together of common interests. If that feeling of connection could be bottled up somehow and pay for my mortgage, I wouldn't need money to work in Community :)

Because I've worked on all sides of Community Management, I think I am uniquely positioned to step into any Community role at any organization and prosper. I am a data-obsessed metrics nerd, but I also value the little things that can't be measured. I'm an introvert at heart, who enjoys work that some might view as laborious and boring, but I also the mayoral side of Community Management where I can have conversations with people until well past closing time.

Lastly, I'd be remiss if I did not mention my supreme time management and organizational skills. I am a diligent practicer of Inbox Zero, which these days has become "Slack Zero". Communication/responsiveness might be my super power if I had to choose one thing.