I am a spirit-led cultural organizer, disruptor, healing justice practitioner, space holder and vision creator. I am a Chicago native with over 15 years of experience in justice-driven arts and community-engaged work that explores and expands racial, gender, and wellness equity. I seek to engage communities through imagination, strategic visioning, and abolitionist cultural praxes. I currently work as Senior Engagement Fellow at the Terra Foundation and am contracted to facilitate transformative spaces within radical political and cultural movement organizations in Chicago and beyond. My biological and chosen tribe are most precious to me. In addition, Kamari, my young child and all my “nibblings” (a gender inclusive term for nieces and nephews) are a constant source of humility, inspiration, and laughter. 

I recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the School of Human Ecology with a PhD in Civil Society and Community Research (December 2022). My professional experience includes, among other things, working as founding member of the Healing & Safety Council in BYP100 (byp100.org) and the P.O.W.E.R. Collective at University of Wisconsin- Madison and supporting several important cultural initiatives, including the Creative Lab for Cultural Leaders (CLCL) and RE-TOOL 21 (School of the Art Institute Chicago).