Savvy strategist with over two decades experience.

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My superpower is the ability to connect the dots - assisting entities who have been underserved or have long standing obstacles, to find a pathway to success. Passionate about rural communities but also urban environments as these locations are looking to overcome climate, housing, and workforce challenges.

Serial No: 188148
Skills keywords: community engagement, economic development, grants management, project management, travel and tourism

List Of Qualifications & Related Skills:

25 years experience facilitating business, nonprofit and governments to be economically viable. From grant funding, research, development, engagement, strategy and collaboration, I have been able to leverage community success from Alaska to Australia. As an entrepreneur, I have the ability to look outside the traditional box, to source solutions to multi -tiered challenges facing cities, start ups and not for profit entities spanning the globe.

Previous Employment Details:

Wirkebau Consulting - providing project management to ensure the economic success of business and government around the world, since 1999

Economic Development Director - City of Winslow, Arizona USA 2021- 2023

Strategic Development Manager - Mendocino County, California USA 2019 -2021

Interests & Hobbies:

Travel (see travel blog @accordingtouna), writing, hiking, kayaking, my pup, cooking... I enjoy learning about new cultures as well as about the people of the globe.

Current location:  Washington, United States - View on map
Nationality: American
Spoken languages: Limited French, limited spanish





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