My Story
Why I chose
this work.
I grew up as the daughter of a single mother. I know what it means to navigate the world without a full safety net - and I know what it means to find refuge in creative expression when other doors feel closed.
When I discovered Arts Administration in college, I didn't just find a career path. I found a framework for everything I already believed: that the arts build community, that storytelling creates empathy, and that the people most underserved by our systems are often the ones with the most powerful stories to tell.
That belief led me to finding what was missing in the arts, which brought along my mock art nonprofit Ability to Say, and led me to pursue grant-funded research on why this identity is so absent from our cultural institutions. I want to spend my career making sure arts organizations are reaching the people who need them most.
"Getting voices heard is the best way to push change."
