As a parent of school aged children I am passionate about our School District and the important decisions being made that impact all of our children, educators and the larger community. As the daughter of a recently retired career educator, who grew up playing My Little Ponies at the back of a Biology Lab, I understand the day in day out reality of a teacher. As a family support worker and perinatal educator, I am adept at listening to the concerns, questions, hopes, dreams and fears of parents. As a doula I have been trusted by many members of our community to show up, care deeply and practically support their family’s most tender and intense moments with a calm and measured presence. As a systems change advocate in an interdisciplinary field (reproductive justice) I am accustomed to problem solving in a collaborative way that also holds people and institutions accountable.