I'm reimagining communication and crisis as sacred sites of transformation.
I'm a leadership communication professional, coach, and writer with 25 years’ experience helping nonprofits and communities navigate crisis and transition. I believe communication is a loving struggle at the edges of what we can’t yet see—and an invitation to write new, more human stories about who we are and how we belong to one another.
Blending extensive corporate communication experience with a commitment to personal and communal transformation, I'm a professionally certified coach (ICF) with expertise in trauma-informed, body-oriented, and neuro-affirming coaching. My work also draws from more than a decade of supporting parishes and communities in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh during the clergy abuse crisis—an experience that continues to shape my approach to trauma, truth-telling, and leadership under moral pressure.
A former Duquesne University professor with a PhD in interpersonal, organizational, and ethical communication, I've written two books and numerous articles on relational ethics, community resilience, and transformational crisis leadership. My work has been honored with the 2017 Book of the Year Award from the Religious Communication Association and the two highest awards from the Pennsylvania Communication Association for both my research and my teaching.
