I work at the intersection of homelessness response, public governance, and community accountability. My focus is on building systems that are humane, measurable, and capable of delivering results under real-world constraints.

I currently serve as Director for Homelessness Initiatives for the City of Manchester, where I lead work across homelessness operations, Continuum of Care governance, and coordinated entry systems in New England. My responsibilities span system design, implementation oversight, governance reform, and performance accountability – bridging policy intent with day-to-day operational reality.

In addition to my municipal role, I have held elected leadership positions within the regional Continuum of Care, including Elected Clerk of the Continuum of Care and Former Elected Chair of the Coordinated Entry Committee. These roles have grounded my work in democratic process, collective decision-making, and institutional accountability, while reinforcing the importance of clarity, discipline, and follow-through in governance structures.

My approach is shaped by lived experience with housing instability, family disruption, and economic precarity. Growing up in New Hampshire and moving frequently throughout my childhood, I became intimately familiar with the effects of instability on individuals and families. Those experiences inform my commitment to systems that reduce harm, increase access, and treat people with dignity rather than abstraction.

I believe effective public systems must balance material outcomes with ethical responsibility. Accountability, dignity, and democratic participation are not abstract values in my work – they are design requirements. I am particularly interested in how systems can be structured to hold under pressure – politically, financially, and operationally – without losing their moral center.

In addition to my professional work, I write and reflect on governance, power, care, and community. These reflections draw from a mix of practice, study, and contemplative traditions, and are offered as part of an ongoing effort to think clearly about how institutions shape lived experience.