I moved to San Luis Obispo from the Bay Area with my family in 1993 when I was thirteen. After graduating from San Luis Obispo High School, I went on to earn a BA in English from Chico State and then another BA from Humboldt State in Journalism/Public Relations.

After returning to the Central Coast in 2005, I married my husband Adam, and we settled in Los Osos where we are currently raising our three sons.

I spent over 15 years working in the nonprofit sector as a leader, community collaborator, and board member. Throughout my career, community and collaboration have always been top of mind. I like connecting people and organizations to one another when it seems like they have a common goal or project or would benefit from collaboration.