I am starting a new small business chapter in my life, and am passionate about heading back east, where I grew up and have family. As I am exploring different areas, I found myself thinking “Why Not Mechanicville”? My answer was that I need to start my business in an area that has potential for prosperity. Typical measures of growth like revitalized downtowns, strong community development, affordable housing, access to healthcare, quality schools that attract young families and a slice of the tourism pie that helps sustain small businesses. I looked at Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo, Hudson, Kingston, Newburgh, Ithaca, The Adirondack Region and Cooperstown. All in various stages of development, but my heart kept asking, “why not Mechanicville?”

I have spent my career helping revitalize heritage brands across a spectrum of consumers. I developed a process to help lead change at the board level and across all functions within an organization. I would love to offer my services to help your committee align on goals, collaborate, define and develop a vision with plans to revitalize and reposition the city for quality of life & growth.

What sets me apart isn’t just my process—it’s the intention behind it.

My Core Philosophy: I bring cross-functional teams together early in the ideation and discovery process to build a shared understanding of all insights to align on goals and measures. I create a culture of trust by connecting individual strategies to ideas for innovation and improvement through process nurture idea generation, and empower growth initiatives at all levels, connecting strategies and inspiring innovative teamwork in environments of continuous improvement.