“More people read Cosmo than the American Journal of Sociology.”

At 23, I entered a Ph.D. program. I aced quantitative sociology courses, lead stats labs for my peers, and fell in love with research on sex and gender. Though, I remember telling one of my professors, “More people read Cosmo than the American Journal of Sociology.”

I meant it then and I mean it now. Data matters. So does reaching people where they actually are.

By 25, I had my Master’s degree, published research, and a choice: stay in the Ivory Tower or go gain practical experience and truly build something new in the world. I chose the latter. I traveled, learned languages, kissed new lips, and ained two decades of experience proving that the most impactful interventions happen at the intersection of rigorous evidence and accessible storytelling.

That’s the basis upon which I built FUNKY BROWN CHICK, Inc., an intersectional sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) consultancy in headquartered in the U.S. I’m building something bigger than myself. For over 20 years, my team and I have helped NGOs, nonprofits, foundations, and mission-aligned organizations translate their work into stories that move donors, funders, policymakers, and the public. And we’ve got the stats, data infrastructure, and facts to prove it’s working.

We work across nine intersecting areas of social impact: arts and culture for social change, civic engagement and voting rights, climate justice, food justice, healthcare access, human rights, immigration justice, income and employment equity, and anti-racism / justice. Our work directly advances the priorities of the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2026–2030, the Anti-Racism Strategy 2026–2030, and the LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026–2030. Because rights-based change requires both policy alignment and community trust. Because challenges aren’t confined to silos or borders, and neither are we.

The organizations we’ve supported collectively manage over US$655 million in programming budgets. We’ve reached 900,000+ people in a single campaign. We deliver 4X fundraising return on investment. Our clients’ newsletters open at 60–77% — against a 15–25% sector average.

Our approach: Data without stories doesn’t move people. Stories without data don’t move capital. We do both.

I’m an American citizen and EU resident, fluent in Dutch and English, with working proficiencies in Portuguese and French. My former U.S. Department of State posting was at the American Embassy in The Hague. “Three Acts of Justice”, the white paper I coauthored via a partnership with Harvard University, provides a rights-based reproductive justice framework. Conceived, written, and published two years before the threats we saw on the horizon materialized, we equipped artists, advocates, policymakers, and others with the needed tools to fight back.

A more just, joyful, and interconnected world? I’m not waiting for it. I’m actively building it together with the next generation of leaders on my team, across the EU, UN, the WHO European Region, and beyond. Get in touch. Let’s build something together.