The mental health system, from the inside out.
Growth marketing and communications executive with 20 years driving innovation at the intersection of media, technology, and mental health.
in a single year
Brave Health
in media, tech & mental health
HRSA / Biden Admin
Building brands, driving growth.
Building high-impact brands through integrated marketing strategies — from positioning and messaging to campaigns that transform narratives in start-up and scale-up environments.
Driving patient and audience growth across VC-backed digital health companies. Strategic partnerships with healthcare systems, payers, advocacy organizations, and government.
Deep editorial experience across national magazines and digital health — building content strategies that drive credibility, organic reach, and thought leadership.
Deep relationships across health, policy, and national media. Proven ability to generate 500+ placements and shape mental health and suicide prevention policy strategies through advocacy and communications.
Start-ups, scale-ups, and everything in between.
Built the marketing function at a Series C B2B2C telehealth company
Joined as first marketing hire at Brave Health, a Series C mission-driven telehealth provider delivering therapy and psychiatry to individuals with complex mental health needs. Responsible for new patient growth, brand positioning, and partnership development across Medicaid populations. Promoted to Senior Director of Marketing and Public Affairs in March 2025.
Secured $6M to launch the first federal maternal mental health hotline
Secured $6M in HHS funding under the Biden Administration on behalf of Postpartum Support International to develop the infrastructure, operations, budget, training, and brand for the first-ever phone and chat hotline for pregnant and postpartum women and their families — launched on Mother's Day 2022.
$80M TED grant, 500+ placements, Congress lobbying
Led marketing, communications, government affairs, partnerships, and international teams serving ~100K texters monthly. Worked with the CEO to win TED's Audacious Project — an $80M collaborative funding initiative. Generated 500+ media placements in 2020 covering COVID-19 mental health — CNN, MSNBC, NPR, NYT, WSJ, Washington Post, and Newsweek. Lobbied Congress and the FCC to increase suicide prevention funding and improve access to crisis counseling via 988. Led B2B2C partnerships with Maybelline, Nike, Harry's, Kenneth Cole, Ad Council, and Reddit.
Therapy Without Borders
A policy advocacy nonprofit dismantling the state-by-state licensing barriers that keep millions from accessing mental health care. Because where you live shouldn't determine whether you can get help.
Building something meaningful in mental health?
I'm always open to conversations with people doing interesting work at the intersection of health tech, policy, and communications. Whether it's a role, a collaboration, or just a good conversation — let's talk.