Our Team

FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL

Lindsay founded Impact Architects because she couldn’t find what I was looking for professionally: A place to bring together rigorous research, connection across sectors, and a commitment to social change. Over the past twenty years, Lindsay has served as a bridge from academia to philanthropy to practice, and Impact Architects is the product of this way of being. 

Lindsay is committed to putting the IA team’s collective experience, brainpower, and skills to work to not only create valuable knowledge, but to make this information actionable and accessible to those who would benefit from it most. 

In addition to leading high-impact strategy and research projects at IA, Lindsay is a skilled facilitator and enjoys catalyzing conversations, sparking connection across difference, and moving groups toward action.

In high school, she dreamed of being an architect, designing, beautiful, functional spaces unlike things people had imagined before. Lindsay continues to be inspired by art, design, and architecture and, after a recent move to Boulder, CO, took up pottery at a local nonprofit where she is finding deep pleasure in creating things with her hands and not only with her mind.

Get in touch with Lindsay: lindsay@theimpactarchitects.com

DIRECTOR, LEARNING & EVALUATION

As Director of Learning and Evaluation, Eric supports partners at every step of the learning process, from developing and refining questions, to strategizing data collection, to data analysis, and, finally, to providing actionable insights. This work entails short-term engagements, such as special projects or initiatives, as well as long-term activities, such as multi-year funds and portfolios. Eric brings extensive experience in qualitative and quantitative data analysis and data visualization. Eric credits his training as a historian as foundational for his analytical skills, as it showed him the necessity of placing information in context.

Eric is drawn to learning and evaluation work because it's about the power of information. He believes that the information feedback loop of goal setting, gathering information, and using it leads to positive change for Impact Architects' partners and the communities they serve.

At Impact Architects, Eric enjoys collaborating with others on the team because it allows everyone to combine their unique skill sets to support Impact Architects' partners in accomplishing their goals. He also provides mentorship while project managing, which he finds equally rewarding.

Outside of work, Eric is a lover of many things, which in no particular order include reading, sports, pets (his and yours), yoga, travel, small independent movie theaters, coffee, and cooking.

Get in touch with Eric: eric@theimpactarchitects.com

SENIOR MANAGER, MEDIA IMPACT STRATEGY & ENGAGEMENT

Rosemary (she/her) works at the intersection of strategy, storytelling, and systems thinking to help partners understand and amplify the impact of their work. With a background in journalism, philanthropy, and public service, she brings 15+ years of experience across sectors and a strong belief in the power of collaborative problem-solving. Before joining Impact Architects, she began her career as a reporter and held roles at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Center for International Media Assistance.

At Impact Architects, Rosemary leads projects focused on impact frameworks, narrative strategy, and team learning—especially in the fields of journalism, civic media, and democracy. She values curiosity and a bias toward action in all her work.

She holds degrees from Boston University (Journalism) and American University (International Media), where her studies focused on the rapidly changing global media environment and subsequent impact on access to and participation in civic life.

Rosemary is based in the Washington, D.C. area. Outside of work, she’s an enthusiastic traveler, an avid theatergoer, BU hockey fan, and a reliable source of movie quotes.

Get in touch with Rosemary: rosemary@theimpactarchitects.com

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, RESEARCH & EDITORIAL

Abigail (she/her) contributes to projects across Impact Architects’ buckets of work, where she uses quantitative and qualitative methods to explore news content, information needs, and local news access. She is deeply involved in IA’s news and information ecosystem assessment work, including tailoring and applying IA’s News & Information Ecosystem Framework to local and state contexts. She also leads the team’s copy editing and publication design process.

Abigail has worked in the news and information sector as a journalist and researcher, and her experiences with both influenced her understanding of the critical role news organizations play in shaping communities and narratives. Abigail received a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College, where she was a member of the Media Portrayals of Minorities Project, a lab that uses computer-assisted and human coding techniques to analyze news content. She also served as the Editor in Chief of the college’s student-run newspaper and wrote for the statewide nonprofit news outlet VTDigger.

Abigail is based in Washington, D.C. Beyond work, she enjoys cooking and baking, long books, hiking, and various fiber crafts.

Get in touch with Abigail: abigail@theimpactarchitects.com