I live, learn, and play on the land currently known as Seattle, Washington on the traditional and unceded lands of the Coast Salish people, which touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands within the Suquamish, Tulalip, Duwamish, and Muckeshoot nations.

I am a Masters of Public Health student at the University of Washington, focusing on sexual, reproductive, and maternal health within the Department of Health Systems and Population Health.   

My path to public health began with an undergraduate degree in Sociology and Critical Race Studies at a tiny Bachelors of Arts and Sciences university in British Columbia, culminating in a thesis examining racial stereotyping in children’s picture books. Several years after graduating, I became a doula, diving into the world of birth and the impacts of race and global majority identities on maternal mortality rates in the US. My perspective is also been shaped by several years of anti-discrimination work in housing at a civil rights organization, and a deep love for the continuum of womb care from contraception and abortion to pregnancy and birth. I am most passionate about body literacy and reproductive justice, and how these lenses can inform feelings of autonomy and empowerment in family planning decisions.

I am currently starting a Capstone project in collaboration with Seattle King County Public Health Best Starts for Kids program, where my work will support identifying coordination gaps to help shape equity-centered maternal and parent-child health policy priorities.

Outside of school and work, I love spending time in my garden, cooking beautiful food, gathering intentionally with community, and adventuring outdoors with my husband Adam and our two fluffins Della (spunky, snuggly kitty), and Ochoco (playful, empathetic border collie).