I am a 2009 graduate of Knox College, where I earned a B.A. in Psychology. I currently enjoy serving as the Executive Director of the Graduation Pledge Alliance (GPA, www.graduationpledge.org), an international organization of colleges and universities that offer their students the Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility. Students who take the Graduation Pledge affirm the following, "I pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job I consider and will try to improve these aspects of any organizations for which I work." Last year alone, over 13,000 students made a commitment to social/environmental consciousness and action.

Recent Presentations:

“The Graduation Pledge Alliance: Supporting a Commitment to Social and Environmental Responsibility.” Yale Student Environmental Coalition & NextGEN College Environmental Activist Leadership Conference, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 2009.

“How to Teach Youth about Their Consumer Culture.” Presented with Tim Kasser, Knox College, Velma LaPoint, Howard University, and Garland Waller, Boston University. 6th Annual Summit of the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood (CCFC), Wheelock College, Brookline, Massachusetts, 2008.