I’ve been working at the forefront of environmental health and climate change movements for over two decades, working to eliminate toxic chemicals from consumer products through policy and market shifts. As a result I have been the lead strategist for the passage of over 30 laws aimed at better protecting public health, advancing consumer safety and addressing the urgency of climate change.

I am the author of CLEANING HOUSE: The Fight to Rid our Homes of Toxic Chemicals, a non-fiction memoire that unpacks the science, politics and culture of today’s clean living movement. I am the Chief Impact Officer at Ritual and sit on the Board of Directors for the non-profits Toxic Free Future and Chamber of Mothers.

Brief overview of my career:

I cut my teeth on public policy in Minnesota where I passed the nation’s first ban on BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups, among other toxic chemical related bills on phthalates, lead, and flame retardants.

From there I moved to Washington D.C. to help start, build and run Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, the nation’s largest campaign working to remove toxic chemicals from consumer products. We successfully built a national campaign to update our federal laws on toxic chemicals, the first reforms since the 1970s. I was the campaign’s lead lobbyist and grassroots organizer, building a national movement to make toxic chemical safety issues a conversation one that was discussed at the kitchen table. Simultaneously I worked with the nation’s top ten leading retailers to address harmful ingredients in the products they sell, leading to strong corporate policies addressing toxic chemicals from Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy and others.

After spending 10 years in public policy, I moved to Los Angeles to implement social impact initiatives at Beautycounter, a clean beauty brand working to transform the beauty industry. I built the mission program over 8 years including developing the beauty industry’s strongest safety program, authentic advocacy (we passed 15 clean beauty laws in 8 years), award winning responsible sourcing program (hitting child labor in the mica industry head on), transitioning to more sustainable packaging and establishing climate leadership. I helped spearhead the acquisition of Beautycounter, the second largest in the beauty industry’s history, lending it a $1b valuation. 

Currently I’m the Chief Impact Officer for Ritual, a traceable vitamin and supplement company, where I work to help deliver on the brand’s vision through science-based and innovative sustainability, traceability and advocacy campaigns. 

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