I write for the people who can’t afford to sound like everyone else.
Most recently as executive speechwriter, writing over 200 speeches, briefings, and op-eds for boards, legislators, donors, and national audiences a year.
Before that, as an associate at West Wing Writers in D.C., drafting for Fortune 500 executives and national nonprofits. Before that, as founding editor of an independent newsroom that grew to 900,000 annual readers, with bylines in Politico and elsewhere. And before all of that — and threaded through all of it — twenty years teaching writing and coaching championship debate.
That last part matters more than it might sound. Long before I was writing for executives, I was a high school and college teacher in Montana and Hawaii — chairing English departments, piloting AP courses, and coaching speech and debate programs to the point of a national parliamentary debate championship at Carroll College. I spent seventeen consecutive years on a list of the region’s distinguished educators and was once recognized as a national teacher of the year in philosophy. I tell you this not as a résumé flex but because it’s the foundation of how I work now: the instinct to listen for what someone is really trying to say, the patience to draft and redraft until it lands, and the conviction that clear writing is a craft anyone can be coached toward — whether they’re a student applying to the college of their dreams or an established leader stepping to a podium for the most important speech of their career.
That’s why I named the practice Kairos — the Greek word for the opportune moment. Every message has one: the speech that needs to land this night, the op-ed that needs to run this week, the application essay that has to say something true about you in 650 words or fewer. My job is to help you find that moment and meet it.
I work as a writer in service of your voice — sharpening your message, not overlaying my own. Whether you’re a CEO, a founder, a nonprofit director, or a high school senior, what you bring to the conversation matters more than anything I’d add on top of it. My job is to make sure the people you’re trying to reach actually hear it.
When I’m not obsessing over a semicolon or a thought leadership strategy, you’ll likely find me out of range. I’m an avid hiker and traveler who never leaves home without a camera. My love for photography informs how I write — I’m always looking for the right light, the best angle, and the most compelling way to tell a story.
Whether you need a ghostwriter for your next big op-ed, an editor to polish your manuscript, or a coach to sharpen your public speaking skills, I’m here to help you hit the mark.