
Co-Director
Aimee (she/her) brings a passion for network organizing, participatory research, storytelling, and collaborative learning. Prior to her role with Resonance Network, Aimee was the founder/executive director of Close to Home, where she pioneered mobilization strategies to foster community-wide responsibility to prevent domestic and sexual violence in Boston, which is currently being replicated in California.
Aimee was a Movement Maker in NoVo Foundation’s Move to End Violence Program, and has been recognized by Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, the Social Innovation Forum, and Facing History and Ourselves. Prior to Close to Home, Aimee managed the development of coordinated community responses to domestic violence in seven cities in Russia, Ukraine, and the Republic of Georgia, and has since provided trainings in the United States, Europe, and Africa.
Aimee’s commitment to community-driven approaches began when she was a community health worker seeking to improve access to health care, prevent youth violence, promote racial justice, and increase neighborhood civic participation through grassroots organizing.