From pretty early on I knew I wanted to work on things that mattered, problems where the outcome affects real people, real communities. But I was also just genuinely fascinated by technology and building things. How systems work, how tools can unlock capacity, how the right solution at the right moment can completely change what a team is capable of. For a long time those felt like two separate interests. Turns out they were always pointing at the same place.

What drew you to working in govtech / the public sector?

Impact was always the goal, tools were always the question

I studied economics at USC, which sounds like a detour into spreadsheets, but it was really just a longer way of asking: how do systems actually work, and where do they break down? That question took me to TreePeople, an NGO in LA focused on expanding green spaces across LA County. I worked specifically on getting greenspace into schools, and what stuck with me wasn't just the mission, it was watching how much the right resources and tools could change what a small team was capable of achieving.

That pattern followed me to Colorado, where I joined the Governor's Office, first as an intern, then full-time in the Office of Federal Funds and Strategic Initiatives for about a year and a half. The people there were some of the most mission-driven I've ever met. Everyone showed up genuinely trying to make life better for Coloradans. One project had me researching software to help Coloradans access benefits they were already entitled to. Another was a statewide initiative to reduce time-to-hire. Both deepened my belief that technology, in the right hands, could be a real force multiplier for public servants who are already working incredibly hard.

What drew you to Holly?

That's when Holly started to make a lot of sense

When I came across Holly, I didn't need a long pitch. I had spent years working on the kinds of problems they're solving, and seeing firsthand how much impact the right tool at the right moment can have. The fact that someone was building something specifically for this space felt almost obvious in retrospect.

And then I actually talked to the team. What got me wasn't just the product, it was how much they genuinely care about the people using it. You can feel it in how they talk about customers, how they respond to feedback, how they show up on onsite visits. Local governments care deeply about their communities. The least they deserve is a partner that matches that energy. Holly does.

What's your go-to way to recharge outside of work?

Outside the office

When I'm not nerding out over a new tool or thinking about govtech, I'm probably eating somewhere I've never been or planning a trip somewhere I've never been. Good food and new places are my version of recharging, ideally at the same time.

Excited to be here and looking forward to connecting with the folks doing the hard, important work of building strong public workforces.

What will you be doing at Holly?

Behind the scenes, before the handshake

A lot of my work at Holly happens before customers officially come on board, and behind the scenes once they do. It falls into three main buckets:

• Internal Automation: Building workflows that cut repetitive work so the team can focus on what moves things forward for customers.
• Procurement & Compliance: Handling vendor registrations, insurance, and the rest of the pre-contract logistics. If you're a customer navigating that groundwork, I'm your point of contact.
• Strategy & Operations: Supporting budgeting, reporting, GTM work (proposals, one-pagers, outbound), and smooth sales to deployment handoffs