​​I'm a non-profit program director with more than a decade of experience. I'm proud to hold a Masters in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University completed as a Bloomberg Fellow in Adolescent Health. I also hold a Community Health Worker - Instructor (CHWI) certification and a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

 

I grew up in Toledo, Ohio, then studied and lived in Chicago, Illinois for nine years, where my work focused on education, youth empowerment, HIV-related services, and workforce development. I moved to Texas in 2018, and my current work focuses on innovating new ways to involve young people in advocacy and curriculum development around sex ed and healthcare.

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My classes on non-profit management have been offered through the San Antonio Area Foundation's Non-Profit Management Certificate Program, and through the The Nonprofit Center at the Texas A&M Victoria. I've also been honored to train and teach at a variety of local and national public health conferences on topics ranging from positive youth development in the workplace to incubating innovation initiatives.

 

I was awarded the 2020 Rising Star award from the Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and the 2022 SA Light award by the San Antonio Express-News.

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Outside of all that, I love to read, run, bake, eat, and go on adventures with my husband, and try to get my crazy dog, Rowdy, to stop barking at everything. Oh, and martinis.