Today, ‘global’ means connecting dots that have never been connected before.

From a countercultural upbringing in Berkeley, California to 14 years abroad in Rome, Kuala Lumpur, and Istanbul, I've developed a knack for connecting to people through culture and online content.

AT HOME WITH CREATORS

My track record of building community with entrepreneurs and creators stretches from my days at a New York City literary agency where I handled a stable of prominent authors, to ideating, sourcing, editing and producing Tales from the Expat Harem, the internationally bestselling travel anthology that you can find in more than 1,000 libraries worldwide.

The book was recommended by New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, Lonely Planet, Fodor’s, Elif Shafak, Tim Severin, Rick Steves, International Herald Tribune, Globe & Mail, Daily Telegraph & the NBC Today Show.

GLOBAL MENTOR, ADVISOR, PRODUCER

expat+HAREM, my group blog for global citizens, grew a conversation with cultural creatives around the world (175 discussions, 2800 comments).

I turned theory into practice with GlobalNiche, a multimedia curriculum for anyone to mastermind the work of your life using online community as an incubator for your goals. More than 5,000 students worldwide have learned in the course.

My strategic thinking on innovation is first place award-winning. Eight Bay Area regional, national and international gender equality foundations, global health nonprofits, and academic leadership centers posed the challenge, “How can we connect 5 million women change-agents?” My detailed strategy to unite women leaders worldwide using free social web technology and collaboration tools from Google bested 286 other entries.

I've served on advisory boards, keynoted, and produced cultural events for international professional communities.

I will be most proud when I can bring diversity to corporate boards around the world that drives unprecedented innovation and progress to our societies.

I’m interested in board service in digital media, entertainment, consumer products, education and travel for corporations across the globe.