I am a high school English teacher in Maryland. I completed my teaching credential program at Sonoma State University, California, in May 2016 and began teaching in August of that year. I will finish my M.Ed. at Boston College in May 2025. I love helping students discover their writing voice through real-world applications of writing and discover new books through my obsessively updated classroom library.

Before becoming a teacher, I was an editor who specialized in launching or helping launch online and print publications that break the mold in their genre, whether it be guitar, business, or travel. As a writer, I tried to evoke the spirit or personality of my subjects, with an eye for the quirky.

In my free time, I play mandolin with the Black-Eyed Suzies (all-lady bluegrass from Maryland) and have co-hosted a monthly bluegrass jam at the Broadneck Library since June 2022. Back in California, I played mandolin with Lucky Drive Bluegrass Band (2013-2021), electric guitar with classic country band The Lucky Horseshoe House Band/The Burning Embers (2013-2016, or thereabouts), and mandolin with the Barefoot Nellies bluegrass band (2004-2011). I occasionally write songs, often cook or bake, and, in fits and spurts, craft (knit, sew, paper crafts, you name it).

For slightly more information about me (although it may be outdated), see my profile on LinkedIn.