Some work doesn't fit a retainer. It has a beginning, a middle, and an end: a feasibility study, a community engagement process, an operational plan, a strategic launch. What it needs is someone who's done this before and can help you move through it without losing time or momentum figuring out what you don't know yet.

That's what I do as a project advisor.

What this looks like in practice

I come in at the start of a defined project and stay through its completion. Depending on the scope: due diligence and research, stakeholder engagement design, operational planning, written deliverables and recommendations. Fully remote, asynchronous, document-based. I work with your team without adding to your meeting load.

I'm most useful when the project sits at the intersection of community, food systems, organizational development, or social enterprise — and when you need someone who understands both the mission and the business model.

Background

I co-founded and led Food Connects, a food systems social enterprise in Vermont, to $5M in annual revenue. I've worked as a project advisor on food hub feasibility and community food infrastructure in the Connecticut River Valley region. I'm currently Executive Director of the Vermont Wilderness School.

I know the nonprofit and for-profit sides of this work from the inside.

How to start

Project engagements are scoped individually. We begin with a conversation about what you're building and whether I'm the right person to help.

$150/hr · remote

Contact me to start that conversation.