Narrative Stewardship for
Vital Organizations.
This work is designed for organizations thinking in years, not just grant cycles.
Insights and work featured in:
The Library of Congress · The Nation · The Yale Review · American Poetry Review · Poetry Magazine
Established lineage. Absolute discretion. Long view.
I help organizations give durable, resonant form to the missions that matter most.
This work bridges high-stakes literary craft and strategic information design. I listen for the intellectual heartbeat of your work and translate complex insights into enduring intellectual authority and a resonant public voice.
Literary Honors: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Fellow and National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Finalist. Author of three award-winning books published by leading presses.
Academic Leadership: 15+ years as Faculty at premier U.S. Creative Writing BA & MFA programs, including Warren Wilson and UW-Madison.
Strategic Design: Google-certified in User Experience (UX), specializing in narrative clarity and impact.
The Practice: I apply the principles of deep listening and structural editing to language itself, designing narrative frameworks that translate complex missions into enduring public trust. Whether partnering with a global institution to bridge digital data with human history, or an executive director developing a core public message, the methodology remains the same: we treat insights as "luscious stories" that require precise, human attention.
The Practice.
Audience Alignment
Identifying exactly who needs to hear the message and why.
Information Hierarchy
Restructuring complex data into a clear, authoritative story.
Voice & Integrity
Capturing the heat and conviction of your mission.
What Clients Say.
Select Case Study.
Narrative Materiality for the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress commissioned a series of works to represent the human heart of their "Collections as Data" summit. The challenge was to bridge the gap between massive digital data sets and the visceral, intimate experience of human history.
The Approach: Using a "kinesthetic thinking" process, I utilized physical collage and hand-drawn maps to synthesize complex symposium themes. This work treated data points as "luscious stories" requiring assembly into a whole.
The Impact:
Bridging the Digital/Material: Translated abstract computational themes into an unmistakable hand-crafted aesthetic that remained technically accurate.
The Original Digital Device: Proved the human hand remains the most effective tool for "assembling the whole" of a vision.
Institutional Trust: Featured as a formal interview series on The Signal (The Library of Congress blog).
The Strategic Partnership.
A boutique, high-touch retainer designed to deepen your community engagement without taxing your internal team.
The Editorial Dialogue: A monthly 45-minute listening session. We shape a narrative plan from the heat and integrity of your original mission, making sure your public voice remains precise, human, and true to your work.
The Output: Narrative Toolkit. A flexible monthly menu adapted to your needs: donor impact narratives, community newsletters (Substack/Mailchimp), behind-the-scenes executive letters, or public-facing essays that ground your mission in the world.
The Standard: Narrative Infrastructure. Every word is written by hand, with deep human listening and poetic precision. We cut through the noise to tell a story of your mission that real people will connect with.
Price: Starting at $1,500/month.
Begin the Conversation.
To maintain the highest level of attention, I only partner with two organizations at any given time. Please share a few details about your mission, and I will be in touch within 48 hours to discuss potential alignment.