Gender	Female
Industry	Communications or Media
Occupation	Social Enterprise Marketing Consultant and Journalist
Location	Washington, DC, United States
Introduction	In November 2006 I started the DC Fair Trade Network, a growing grassroots, trade justice advocacy network for the Washington, DC area, connecting nonprofit professionals, business owners and conscious consumers. Subsequently, I designed and continue to manage a trade justice blog. I work with the Busboys & Poets Global Exchange gift shops, volunteer with Paper to Pearls, a micro-enterprise project working with women in refugee camps in northern Uganda, and with Ten Thousand Villages of Alexandria, VA. As of the new year, I will start as the new East Coast Sales Representative for Anti-Body, a fair trade body care company. Raised in Connecticut, I hold a Bachelors in journalism from University of Connecticut. During college I was a Staff Writer for the Daily Campus, an independent newspaper covering university life and interned for Irish Emigrant Publications, based in Galway, Ireland. Alongside this, I worked for nearly ten years in retail sales.
Interests	Trade justice as it relates to human rights and global development, traveling, ancient history and culture
Favorite movies	Call and Response, The Dark Side of Chocolate, The Price of Sugar, Black Gold, The Fair Trade, Born into Brothels, Boys of Barraka
Favorite music	Dance, folk, rock and various genres in between
Favorite books	Fair Trade A Beginners Guide by Jacqueline DeCarlo, Coffins, Cats And Fair Trade Sex Toys by Jeremy Piercy, and The Handbook of Organic and Fair Trade Food Marketing by Simon Wright and Diane McCrea, The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

If mud is dirt plus water, what is clay?

Clay is directed life energy; inspiration. I’m inspired by the act of patience & forgiveness. All I hope for from the world is it returns to me the same patience & forgiveness I give, & that I can improve myself to more clearly reflect this wish every day. I’m inspired by the strength of the people of our developing world & therein realize I can/we can face anything, including internal challenge.