philosophy

I'm a strong believer in community and gravitate towards work which attempts to effect positive social change. To that end, engaging people through inclusive, interactive and accessible experiences is key. Storytelling and relationships are the most important aspects of communicating to build trust and engage an audience.

A web professional for the past decade and a communications generalist for longer, I specialize in web consulting and project management. In particular:

• client engagement and relationship management
• team and project leadership
• web technology consultation and management
• web strategy, administration and design consultation
• communications strategy and copywriting

on communicating

The reason the web is so important in community models is simple. It's interactive and breaks down barriers by bringing diverse people together and bridging physical distance. The present proliferation of web services is all about social interaction, and there are almost infinite ways to use "the social web" to extend your reach and broaden your community.

on the web

The reason I focus on the web, and that it is so important in community models is simple. It breaks down barriers. It brings diverse people and cultures together like nothing else. The present proliferation of web services is all about social interaction, and there are more ways to share across the web than ever before. Let me show you pragmatic use of "the social web" to extend your reach and broaden your community.

I use CSS and XHTML to build web sites. The use of more lightweight, semantic code and the separation of content and presentation, ensures not only that your site will be compatible with the broadest range of browsers and systems now and in the future, but also that changing your design down the road will be much easier.

on the common good

If the work you do is in the public service or nonprofit sector and/or involves culture and community-building, all the better. It's something I really like being involved in.