Experience

 

Baseball Team Owner.

Co-owner of the winning Missoula Paddleheads independent baseball team since 2018. 

  • Supported the Paddleheads’ journey to multiple league championships as well as recognition as MVP, Best Pitcher, Best Manager, and Best Front Office. Even set a leahome run record!

  • With staff leadership, rebranded the team and reinvigorated the franchise after the MLB eliminated the original franchise.

  • Encouraged energetic staff to thrive during COVID by re-envisioning the facilities and delighting fans with movies, trivia nights and luxury dinners on the infield.

Theater Change Agent.

Reimagined and led theater organizations and productions to greatness.

  • Founding Board Member, Chair, President, Treasurer and current Executive and Budget Committee member of STG, a nonprofit steward of three historic theaters in Seattle.

  • Cheered on staff and management as they reversed the slide of a historic theater.

  • Ushered in new theater possibilities in Seattle with groundbreaking Goodwill Games Russian productions and the debut of the Pulitzer Prize winning and Broadway-bound The Kentucky Cycle.

 

Entrepreneur.

President and cheerleader-in-chief of successful company growth and sale.

  • Stepped in to a bankrupt building products company to build a joint vision and dramatically reverse the decline and accelerated growth to a successful sale.

  • Set an atmosphere of teamwork at Gaco Western, a manufacturer of architectural and waterproofing coatings and polyurethane foam, as it regained its vision and client base.

  • Identified and nurtured an executive and technical team that re-committed to our customers and superior product lines.

  • Jointly managed the sale of Gaco to Firestone Building for an exceptional 2x revenue after a competitive bidding process.

 

Boards.

  • Seattle Theater Group (STG) Founding Board member, President, Chair, Treasurer and Executive and Budget Committees.

  • Spray Foam Coalition part of the Center for the Polyurethane Industry Founding Board member, Chair, Executive and Steering Committees.

  • Group Health Foundation Chair and Executive Committee

  • The Parisian Woman Co-producer

 

Education.

  • MFA | University of Minnesota

  • BA | Claremont McKenna College