She/Her/Hers

I grew up in Broomfield, Colorado, and am proud to call this state my home. My passion for justice and for doing the hard things comes from my family, both biological and chosen. I am grateful to my mama for my thirst for knowledge, my dad for my passion, and my siblings for my humor and good music taste (though I gave that to them first, trust). I am grateful for my chosen family, whose intelligence, kindness, and integrity inspire me to be a better person every day.

I began my journey to civic engagement and policy work, and to Soul 2 Soul Sisters, almost by accident. Originally pursuing a degree in physics (#BlackWomeninSTEM), I took a class at CU Boulder at the intersection of physics and social justice, and it blew my world open. Around that same time, I was nominated for an internship to engage young people in election work, and the rest was history.

As I explored the world of elections, and dove more into advocacy work, I felt my fires particularly lit by reproductive justice. Fighting for abortion access, centered around the experiences of people of color? Yes. Reproductive justice was my gateway into the depths of racial justice; I followed this path alongside the journey of understanding my own identity as a biracial Black Woman who grew up surrounded almost exclusively by white people. That journey led me to the gardens of Soul 2 Soul, first through the Self-Love Journeys (fka Saturdays) programming, and ultimately culminating in me joining the team as the Black Civic Engagement and Policy Manager in the Spring of 2023. And I am so happy to be here, Beloved.

That being said, if Black Beloveds were free, I would not be here. I would be spending sunny days dozing in parks, perusing record shops and boutiques, and sipping margaritas on porches, and spending cold days re-watching my comfort shows (all too embarrassing to name here) under my heated blanket next to my cat.