Consultant. Activist. Storyteller. Abolitionist.

What I have done

Professional Summary
My practice began as an longitudinal auto-ethnographic research project delving into topics such as:
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Multicultural socialization
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US Race & Identity Politic
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Disability Justice
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Class consciousness, working-class work ethic, and class inequality
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Immigration, Citizenship, and legal status in the US
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The Medical Industrial Complex
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The Prison Industrial Complex
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The School to Prison Pipeline
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Substance Abuse/Addiction/Mental W(e/i)llness
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Domestic Abuse/Intimate Partner Violence/ and a variety of other abuse dynamics
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Gender & Sexuality: focus in transgender subjectivities
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Intergenerational Trauma & Intergenerational Healing
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Organized religion, theology, and specifically Catholicism
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Traditional American Rites of Passage
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Animistic Pagan Spirituality
The decades of lived experience I carry is what informed my later research and professional practice. Although I do not specialize in many of these topics, they are what inform how I view the world, and the ways in which I work to deepen my practice as an equity consultant. To learn more about my professional pursuits, download my CV below.

Skills
Traditional Storytelling Coaching Transformative Justice Facilitation
Interpersonal Conflict Thought Leadership Intersectional Analysis Public Speaking Mentorship
Current Service
2021 - Present
2020 - Present
2018 - Present
Education
2018 - 2020
Portland State University Honors College
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
2017 - 2018
Lewis & Clark College
Major: Anthropology & Sociology / Minor: Ethnic Studies
2015 - 2017
Portland Community College
Associates of General Studies
Certificate in Therapeutic Horticulture
Interests
My favorite things in life include:
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Hotsprings
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Traditional Crafting, Culture, Ceremony, and Language
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Traveling & spending time in nature exploring
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Horticulture/Permaculture/Botany/Mycology and anything plant/nature related
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Spending time with family, kin, community, and those I hold close to my heart
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Eating super delicious food and exploring an array of cuisine
