Professional

About

When I was in Kindergarten, I remember drawing a picture of what I wanted to be when I grew up, and I drew myself as a teacher. As a five-year-old, I loved learning and admired teachers (still do), but I had no idea at the time the path that would lead me back to my original plan to become a teacher. I came into teaching in a rather roundabout way, with career stops in freelance writing, independent filmmaking, and veterinary practice management along the road. Studying abroad in Australia during college opened my eyes to the unique and life-changing education that only travel provides, and I've been fortunate to have been able to experience many different cultures, languages, religions, and peoples since then.

In addition to traveling, my jobs outside of the field of education were great learning experiences that helped shape me. As a freelance writer, I gained experience in expressing my creativity within and without specific sets of guidelines (and certainly learned a thing or two about meeting deadlines). As a filmmaker, I learned how to collaborate with a diverse team and how to manage a wide variety of personalities (and how to stretch a budget). My years managing a veterinary practice taught me about the opportunities and challenges of running a small business and helped strengthen my communication skills and empathy. While I was teaching, I spent my summers working full-time at a non-profit youth organization, and I saw firsthand how education that takes place at the intersection of culture, knowledge, and community action can impact kids of all ages and allow them to explore their identities.

Below is a copy of my resume, which contains my professional experiences within the world of education. These experiences have been fundamental in shaping me into the educator I am now, and guiding me toward the educator I aspire to be, and I am privileged to have had such amazing opportunities. However, equally as important as these are my experiences outside of education, which have exposed me to different perspectives and allowed me to think about learning through a much wider lens.