She co-founded the organization in 2018 after working in marketing and public relations for a publically-traded cannabis technology company called Akerna Corp for several years. Before that, she spent ten years at The Coca-Cola Company where she served as the Director of Change Management. She has over 15 years of experience in communications marketing, but her passion lies in repairing the economic impact of the criminal justice system Her company, NU Project is committed to the cause of helping small business owners who have historically been excluded from access to capital grow their business.