Rooted in relationship. Guided by purpose. Committed to collective resilience.
For more than two decades, my work has lived at the nexus of climate, food systems, justice, and inclusivity—supporting people and communities who are stewarding land, culture, and change in complex and uncertain times. My path has taken me from rural farming communities to global networks and decision-making tables, always grounded in a commitment to people, planet, and possibility.
I came to this work through agriculture and conservation—first as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala, then as an organic farmer in the Pacific Northwest. These experiences shaped how I understand how to make change: as relational, place-based, and rooted in care. Over the years, I have worked alongside Indigenous and smallholder farming communities across Latin America, helped build fair and regenerative supply chains, and led organizations and initiatives focused on climate resilience, regenerative agriculture, and social and economic justice.
I’ve served in senior leadership roles in international NGOs and mission-driven enterprises, co-designing large-scale programs, stewarding complex partnerships, and leading diverse, high-performing teams through periods of growth and change. Throughout this work, I have remained deeply committed to honoring local knowledge, cultural wisdom, and the living systems that sustain us.
Alongside this professional journey, I have long been drawn to the inner dimensions of leadership. I’ve mentored and coached leaders navigating transition, burnout, and uncertainty—people holding immense responsibility while seeking a more sustainable, values-aligned way forward. Again and again, I’ve witnessed how resilience, clarity, and courage are not individual traits, but capacities that grow through connection, reflection, and shared purpose.
Resilience Rising emerged from this understanding. It is a practice dedicated to tending the fire of frontline leaders—supporting those working for climate, food, and justice to heal, build resilience, and lead with authenticity, agency, and hope. Grounded in connection and guided by Active Hope, this work centers the truth that caring for ourselves and each other is not separate from systems change—it is essential to it.
Why Resilience Rising
Because the work of change is demanding—and the people doing it deserve support.
Across climate, food, and justice movements, leaders and organizers are carrying enormous responsibility in a time of deep ecological, social, and political upheaval. Many are navigating grief, urgency, burnout, and uncertainty while continuing to show up for their communities and causes. Too often, the systems we are trying to transform ask us to sacrifice our own wellbeing in the process.
Resilience Rising was created to interrupt that pattern.
This work is rooted in the belief that resilience is not about pushing harder or enduring more—it is about staying connected to what matters, to one another, and to the living systems that sustain us. It is about cultivating the holistic inner and collective capacities that allow us to face hard truths, honor our pain for the world, and continue acting with courage and care.
Resilience Rising draws on practices of healing-centered leadership, systems thinking, and Joanna Macy's teachings of Active Hope. We create spaces where frontline leaders can slow down, reconnect, and remember why they began this work in the first place. Where reflection and rest are recognized as essential, not indulgent. Where leadership is grounded in authenticity, agency, and shared purpose.
At its heart, Resilience Rising exists to tend the fire within—to support leaders in sustaining their energy, clarity, and joy so their work can remain life-affirming and effective over time. Because lasting systems change requires leaders who are not only committed, but resourced. Not only resilient, but alive.
This is work for the long arc. For those who know that caring for ourselves and each other is inseparable from caring for the world we are trying to heal.
Mission
Resilience Rising empowers those at the frontlines of climate, food, and justice movements to live their full potential, lead with authenticity, agency, courage, joy and passion, and drive meaningful systems change.
I help leaders and changemakers reframe challenges, rediscover their strengths, and reimagine their future in an ever-changing world. I believe that, just as landscapes can regenerate, so can people—gaining the clarity and resilience needed to thrive in uncertain times.
If you’re at a crossroads, wondering what’s next,
let’s figure it out together.
My Coaching Philosophy
My work is grounded in regeneration and wholeness. I see people as deeply interconnected—mind, body, heart, and spirit—living within social, organizational, and ecological systems that shape how we live and lead.
Rather than focusing solely on performance or outcomes, I invite a deeper inquiry: how we want to show up in the world, what we are here to tend, and what it means to lead in ways that are truly life-affirming. This work creates space to slow down, listen, and reconnect with what matters most.
I support individuals and mission-driven leaders in aligning their actions with their values, renewing their sense of purpose, and cultivating the clarity, resilience, and stewardship needed to navigate complexity and change. This is not about fixing or optimizing—it is about remembering, reconnecting, and strengthening the inner and collective capacities that allow people and movements to thrive over time.
My coaching practice is:
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Heart-centered
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Emergent
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Collaborative
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Climate-conscious
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Somatically-aware
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Trauma-informed
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Deeply committed to DEI principles and practices
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Culturally humble & respectful
Coaching, for me, is not just about navigating change, but about transforming how we relate to ourselves, each other, and the world around us.
Holistic coaching
Holistic coaching is a transformative approach that sees individuals as whole, interconnected beings—mind, body, heart, and spirit—recognizing that personal and professional challenges are rarely isolated. Rooted in the philosophy of interconnectedness, it invites clients to explore the full landscape of their lives, fostering self-awareness, resilience, and alignment between values and action. Rather than focusing solely on performance, holistic coaching supports meaningful reflection and grounded decision-making, helping people navigate change with clarity, presence, and a deeper sense of purpose within the larger systems they inhabit.
Regenerative coaching
Regenerative coaching is a nature-inspired approach that goes beyond traditional models by focusing not only on personal growth, but on restoring balance, vitality, and sustainability within the broader systems we inhabit—personal, organizational, and ecological. Rooted in principles of cyclical growth and interdependence, it helps individuals and leaders deepen their connection to self, community, and planet while aligning their actions with life-affirming values. Rather than centering only on performance, regenerative coaching invites reflection on how we live, lead, and contribute to thriving systems, fostering resilience, purpose, and stewardship in both our inner and outer worlds.
We write this statement in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. It is noteworthy how swiftly people have changed their behaviours in response to the pandemic, how they have come together to collaborate, share resources and do what needs to be done in the face of danger. This response provides many clues and possibilities for useful actions as we face the ongoing greater threats to our climate and ecology which equally provides us with a landscape of learning.