I found my tribe at the Florida Flambeau.
Flambeau means flame in French.
I loved everything about newspapers—especially the Flambeau. I loved the smell of the press room, I loved hanging out with my gritty journalist pals, and I loved the purposeful nature of bringing news and fresh ideas to readers with the hope of inspiring them to make the world a better place.
Eventually, I decided I needed to reach a younger audience, so I did the only thing that made sense to me at the time: I went to graduate school, wrote my master’s thesis on equity and equality in education, and became an elementary school teacher.
While teaching, I bucked against the SOL, developed an inclusive history curriculum, and led the charge advocating for equitable school funding as president of the local education association.
I eventually married my education and publishing careers, working at two University of Virginia spin-off companies designing teacher education programs. This led to my work in communications and marketing, which, in turn, led to my content strategy work with UVA’s Advancement Communications team.
Most recently, I count chairing UVA’s University Advancement Diversity & Inclusion Committee as among my most rewarding endeavors.
I’m excited about what’s next.
Conferences, Education & Honors
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award Recipient:
UVA Advancement Community Excellence Awards
National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education:
Seeking Cultural Consciousness and Competence in Hiring, White Nationalism and Rising Authoritarianism, How to Explain White Privilege to a Skeptic
Racial Equity Institute Groundwater Training
UVA HR:
Implicit Bias, Multicultural Fluency, White Privilege
Duarte:
Visual Storytelling and Presentation Design
CASE:
Conference for Publications Professionals, Development Writing
Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Recipient
Florida State University:
M.S. Education, Paul Douglas Scholarship Recipient; B.F.A. Graphic Design, Art History Minor, Magna Cum Laude
Technology & Project Management Tools
Articulate Rise, Asana, Box, Camtasia, Cvent, Drupal, Google Suite, InDesign, Keynote, Marketing Cloud, Microsoft Office Suite, Monday, Smartsheet, Squarespace, Trello, Vimeo