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Whether you’re building something new, strengthening what already exists, or simply thinking through what a community might become, Iets connect.
Writing, Speaking & Workshops
Every week, I publish The Exchange on Substack — long-form essays, personal narrative, and commentary on belonging, mobility, civic life, local economies, and the changing experience of American community. Topics range from small economies and civic engagement to military family stability, institutional trust, overlooked communities, and what movement across vastly different places teaches us about what allows people — and communities — to thrive.
Paid subscribers also receive grant opportunities, implementation frameworks, funding resources, case studies, and practical insight drawn from more than a decade of work across nonprofits, economic development, and place-based initiatives.
If you’re not sure you’re ready to work together, or simply need accessible tools and resources, The Exchange is a good place to begin.
I speak on economic development, nonprofit sustainability, civic life, mobility, and the systems that shape community resilience. My work often focuses on local economies, place-based identity, military family and veteran issues, institutional trust, and the long-term social and economic conditions that determine whether people are able to stay rooted and connected where they live.