The through-line of my career is building what didn't exist before.

At L.L.Bean, I spent sixteen years transforming how a 110-year-old company approached brand and creative, most recently as Vice President of Creative leading a 90-person organization across a $1.5B global business. I built an in-house agency, relocated and reimagined the photo studio, redesigned and refined organizational structures, and produced award-winning advertising and social campaigns (YouTube Works Awards, Kantar Creative Effectiveness top 10).

Before that, I helped create one of beauty's first major ecommerce operations at MAC Cosmetics, rising from entry-level to Global Executive Director within Estee Lauder Online in six years. It started at Gloss.com, an early-stage startup where I worked under Richard Dickson, long before his tenure as CEO of Gap. Watching that arc gave me an early education in brand building, scale, and the patience required for real impact.

Along the way, I've also taken on passion projects: editing Glenn Close's dog blog during a startup stint, helping guide Washington Baths Sauna through its first phase of business development, and supporting a major conservation organization through a brand redesign.

Outside of work, I've brought that same orientation to nonprofit boards. I spent twelve years with SPACE Gallery as a volunteer, trustee, and eventually board chair. I now serve on the board of Maine Coast Heritage Trust, where I chair the governance committee, work I find deeply meaningful because it's about how boards run well and grow with integrity.

What I've learned across twenty-five years: the problems worth solving rarely stand alone. A brand problem is often a systems problem. A creative problem can belie a leadership problem. I've developed real skill at diagnosing what's actually stuck, often by asking what needs aren't being met, and finding paths forward that others haven't seen.

I work from a service mindset, not a hero mindset. The goal isn't to swoop in with answers; it's to help teams and leaders find their own. I bring organizational design, creative fluency, and a finely tuned read on people to the moments that need all three.

That's what Big Picture Studio is for.

And, starting September 2026, I'm also available for a senior in-house seat — Chief of Staff to a CEO, Fractional COO, or VP-level operating partner, at a brand-led organization at an inflection point.

Until then, and alongside, Big Picture Studio is open for advisory, board, and strategic partnership conversations.

I live in Portland, Maine with my husband, our four beloved children, a fancy cat, and a scruffy, sweet dog. I write poems, swim in the ocean, move and meditate, make things with my hands, and take in as much art and culture as I can.

What matters most to me is finding the light inside people and supporting them to shine it into the world.