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I’m a communication and outreach specialist. I was born and grew up in Syilx tmixʷ (Okanagan) territory, at the edge of the Monashee Mountain range and the Columbia River basin in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. I’m currently based in O’odham Jeweḍ territory in the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona. I’ve also lived in Maine, Nova Scotia, Guyana, Tennessee, Washington, and Alberta.

As a designer and marketer trained in communication research with a background in media production, my prior (ad)ventures include:

• 7 years of graduate study, teaching, and transdisciplinary research at UMaine through the Department of Communication and Journalism, the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, and the New England Sustainability Consortium.
• 2 years as Editor-in-Chief of Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability.
• 5 years in web/database admin, purchasing, and production at Century Lane Kitchens.
• 6 months of tutoring and media service with Wings for Humanity.
• 1 year writing and editing for Blues Rock Review.
• 4 years of undergraduate study, resident and facility service, and teaching assistance at Southern Adventist University.

Along the way, I earned degrees in communication ecology and environmental studies, mass communication, and media production. I also secured basic certifications in Python programming and group facilitation.