Organizational Leadership

About: As Event Manager and Technical Director for ISB’s Virtual Microbiome Series, I led the event’s core organizing team, ran production operations, and was responsible for overall project management throughout the event’s lifecycle. 2021 ISB Virtual Microbiome Series 2020 ISB Virtual Microbiome Series Event Evolution During a Pandemic: “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.” When ISB, along with the rest of the world, had to cancel all of our in-person events in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I saw an opportunity to try something novel....

About: I have been the Event Manager for ISB’s organizational offsite retreat for the past eight years, leading in development, production, and execution of the annual 160 person two day event. In 2014, I researched and visited venues across Washington State, presented my findings to ISB leadership, and orchestrated a radical move of the retreat from it’s long-time homes in the Hood Canal and Olympic Peninsula to Sleeping Lady Resort in Leavenworth, WA....

Event Production: Lessons from a Wicked Learning Environment Transferable Skills 1) Leadership, Collaboration 2) Problem Solving, Innovation 3) Adaptability, Agility Event Production: Lessons from a Wicked Learning Environment I have spent the last 10 years living and breathing event production, which has in turn provided me with innumerable opportunities for professional growth and skill development. From organizing nonprofit, corporate, and government events, to creating immersive programs, producing multi-faceted shows, and working within cross-functional teams from a variety of backgrounds, I have gained invaluable work experience in demanding environments that are as complex as they are fast-paced....