A little about me
Welp, the "about me" section is the hardest part and I placed it right at the top! As Vonnegut put it, "We are here on Earth to fart around," and I am fortunate enough to get to do that in beautiful Southern Oregon. When I'm not working or volunteering, I enjoy playing pickleball with my mom and sister, coloring with my niece, being emotionally vulnerable with my friends, exchanging loving affirmations with my partner, reading sci-fi, tending to my 35+ houseplants, dreaming of a solarpunk future, and admiring moss on trees. Phew, I'm a lucky one!
Stuff I do
I am fortunate to embody a lot of roles in my life: partner, friend, auntie, sister, daughter, cat caretaker, and more.
Here are some other roles I step into from time to time.
Technical Writer & Project Manager 💵 🛰
In my day job, I am a technical writer for a satellite communications company (cool space stuff, basically). In addition to writing how-to manuals and troubleshooting guides for hardware and software, I administer a knowledge base and perform the duties of scrum master for my team.
Check out my LinkedIn profile for more work details.
Comics Proofreader 💵 🦄
Yeah, comics! I have had the honor and pleasure to work as a freelance proofreader on all sorts of comic books over the years — diary comics, mythologies, workbooks, anthologies — and with the amazing creators behind each of them.
Awesome clients include the folks at Tinto Press, California College of the Arts, and Why Always Wins.
Interested in working together? Check out the Comics FAQs.
Web Developer 💻
Welp, I made this website for one thing!
If you're really curious, check out my GitHub repo and then check out Netlify to learn about how they help deploy sites.
Master Climate Protector (MCP) 🌎
Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN) offers a wonderful 10-week, 30-hour program to certify participants as an MCP, all in an effort to encourage everyday folks to feel confident about advocating for personal and political action related to climate change adaptation and resilience. To continue what I learned in the MCP program, I joined the SOCAN Medford Climate Action Team (MCAT).
Learn more on the awesome SOCAN website.
Regional Transportation Planning Public Advisory Council Member 🚊
As a volunteer member of the Rogue Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (RVMPO) Public Advisory Council (PAC), I represent Medford residents when reviewing regional transportation projects.
Learn more on the RVMPO website.
City Transportation Commissioner 🚲
I serve on the City of Medford's Transportation Commission as a volunteer at-large member representing Medford residents when reviewing local transportation projects.
Learn more on the City of Medford website.
Public Transit Budget Committee Member 🚍
I serve on the Rogue Valley Transportation District (RVTD) Budget Committee to help steer the future of public transportation in the Rogue Valley.
Learn more on the RVTD website.
Neighborhood Coordinator 🥫
In this volunteer position for the Medford Food Project, I manage a list of donors in my designated neighborhood and collect non-perishable food to be delivered to a network of local food banks.
Learn more on the Medford Food Project website.
Zine Creator 🎨
I love the do-it-yourself nature of zines, and I admire so many creators! To try my hand at the craft, I have created two zines: Plants — A Journal and Poems That Gave Me Life This Year (2021).
If you're really interested, I'll give you a zine if you send me a note. 😊
Blood Donor 🏥
Every eight weeks, I donate whole blood via the Red Cross...and you can too! (I mean, probably. I'm not a doctor.)
Find out if you're eligible on the Red Cross website.
Stuff I want to do
- Write a children's book (mostly for my niece) 🦖
- Run for office 😅
- Work on cool tech to combat catastrophic climate change 🤖
Wow, you reached the end!
Wanna be friends? Send me a note.
Wanna work together? Let's connect on LinkedIn.