I am a Strategic Storyteller, Policy Advocate & Consultant. I have over 11 years of lived and professional expertise in housing justice advocacy and the movement to end homelessness. As a non-traditional/adult student, my goal is to finish my Bachelor's degree. I am most passionate about transforming systems to propel impacted, marginalized communities towards a thriving future.

• Programming Intern

  Motion Pictures and Film · Nashville Film Festival

  Jan 2017 – Jan 2018

• Peer Support Worker

  Civic & Social Organization · Monroe Harding

  Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

• Inclusion Consultant, Olmstead Implementation Office

  Civic & Social Organization · Dendros Group, LLC

  Jan 2025 – Present

• Consultant, Housing Justice Team Member

  Civic & Social Organization · Housing Justice Collective

  Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

• Co-Chair, Nashville Youth Advisory Board

  Civic & Social Organization · Metro Homeless Impact Division

  Jan 2018 – Jan 2021

• Member, National Youth Forum on Homelessness

  Civic & Social Organization · True Colors United

  Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

• Research Project Associate

  Research · Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

  Jan 2021 – Jan 2023

• Policy Advocate

  Civic & Social Organization · Housing Justice Center

  Jan 2023 – Present

• Advocacy
• Politics
• Volunteering
• Philanthropy
• Entrepreneurship

• Jogging

  Club · 2 awards

  2014 – 2015

  Awards:

  Couch-to-5k, 10k

• Research Project Associate

  Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago · Social Work

  2021 – 2023

  Research topic:

  Youth Homelessness

• Stand-up Comedian

  Stand-up Comedy · Performance Art

  2016 – 2024

  Productions:

  Hampshire College Stand Up Show, Cobra Mic, Freak Pony Impov, Double Vision: The Cobra, Extra Extravaganza, Fruit Salad: Queer Open Mic, Comedy Sauce, The Lesbian Lodge, Duck Duck Comedy Hour, The Transgressive Comedy Hour, Stand Up Saloon

• Improvisor and member of the improv duo, Snatched!

  Third Coast Comedy Club · Performance Art

  2019 – 2019

  Productions:

  Triple Threat: The Improv Cage Match, Carol: All Pride Improv Show, Improv in The Loft

• Member, Host Home Advisory Board

  Volunteering · Oasis Center Nashville

  2021 – 2021

  Mission:

  Building relationships that advance youth well-being, amplify youth voice, and inspire action toward a just community.

• Member, Racial Equity Committee

  Volunteering · Nashville Continuum of Care

  2020 – 2021

  Mission:

  The mission of the Continuum of Care is to create a collaborative, inclusive, community-based process and approach to planning and managing effective homeless assistance resources and programs (by which Federal, State and local funding resources will be used to fund all homelessness assistance needs) to end homelessness in our community, consistent with 24 CFR Part 578, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations that guide the CoC program.

• Inclusion Consultant, Olmstead Implementation Office

  Advocacy · Dendros Group, LLC

  2025 – Present

  Mission:

  Dendros creates custom solutions designed to build the capacity of its clients and decrease their reliance on outside capacity.

• Consultant, Housing Justice Team Member

  Advocacy · Housing Justice Collective

  2022 – 2024

  Mission:

  We are a collaborative of experienced organizers, facilitators, technical assistants and national housing policy consultants who work with communities to transform systems towards housing justice.

• Co-Chair, Nashville Youth Advisory Board

  Advocacy · Metro Homeless Impact Division

  2018 – 2021

  Mission:

  Mission is to lead Nashville's efforts to end homelessness through innovation, community collaboration and compassion.

• Member, Board of Directors

  Advocacy · Institute for Community Alliances

  2024 – 2024

  Mission:

  Informing community efforts to end homelessness with meaningful, data-driven solutions since 1990

• Board Member

  Volunteering · Nashville Launch Pad

  2020 – 2021

  Mission:

  To create a network of temporary, safer, street-free sleeping shelters for unhoused young adults which are open and affirming to LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies.

• Member, National Youth Forum on Homelessness

  Advocacy · True Colors United

  2020 – 2022

  Mission:

  True Colors United implements innovative solutions to youth homelessness that focus on the unique experiences of LGBTQ+ young people.

• Policy Advocate

  Advocacy · Housing Justice Center

  2023 – Present

  Mission:

  Housing Justice Center (HJC) is a nonprofit public interest advocacy and legal organization whose primary mission is to preserve and expand affordable housing for low-income individuals and families.