I'm an academic advisor for both middle and high school, an ELA teacher, as well as a National Junior Honor Society sponsor. I hold an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and am a published author of books for young adults and children. I'm passionate about cultivating self-discovery and self-advocacy in students through the study of literature, history, and creative writing, and am pleased and honored to be able to do so as part of the Taos Academy team. When not at Taos Academy I'm the curator of the Young Writers Program at SOMOS, but mostly I read and spend time with my family and my abundance of pets.