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Hello!

I am a civic technologist interested in government, cities, transportation, and parks.

Experience

I currently work as Strategy & Design Lead for the Open Cities Team of the What Works Cities initiative, on a contract for Results for America. This is a continuation of work I did at the Sunlight Foundation for almost four years, most recently as Open Cities Product Lead. Our team at Sunlight/RFA has been focused on helping local governments improve community access to open data.

I have worked in a variety of roles that have given me firsthand experience in a range of areas — including data analysis, web development, visual design, and UX research — and a lot of my work now focuses on developing strategy, leading engagements with government partners, and training government staff. Along the way, I have gained significant policy knowledge in open data, government technology, procurement, and local governance.

Outside of work, I have been an active volunteer in the civic-technology community. I got my start at Code Island in Providence, and am now co-director of Code for DC.

Interests

Some of the topics I’m passionate about are:

  • Government that works for people in a way that is effective, efficient, responsive, and transparent
  • Human-centered cities that are livable, happy, and prosperous
  • Transportation networks that make it easy for people to get around without a car
  • Parks and public lands that let people experience the great outdoors

I’m also very interested in learning new languages — to be able to connect with people and cultures around the world, to help with travel, and just for the challenge. I’m currently focused on Spanish and Japanese, and am also interested in French, Russian, Portuguese, Italian, and Polish… but I would love to learn bits of many other languages!

Résumé and projects

See LinkedIn for more information on my past work.

Contact

Feel free to contact me by email or on Twitter.