About
Student, parent, organizer
I'm a student at City College of San Francisco, studying sociology, child development, and Spanish. I'm working toward a teaching credential and a master's in education.
I came back to school after a career in communication design and twelve years at home with my two kids, who now go to SF public schools in the Excelsior. I grew up homeschooled, and my mom was my first teacher. That's a big part of why I care about how kids learn, who gets to shape it, and what families need to be part of it.
My research and my organizing feed each other. Most of my questions start at my kids' school, on Ocean Avenue, or in a park with the families I've been meeting with every week since 2015.
Pronouns: she/they
I want schools where families can lean on each other, so we can all be there for all kids.
Work
What's here
Research
A field study of third places on Ocean Avenue, a new project on where kids get to just exist, and an emerging focus on literacy and home languages.
Read more →Philosophy of education
What I believe about teaching and learning: starting from what kids bring, building trust, and treating families as partners.
Read more →Community
A decade of organizing with SF families: the Wild Roots play group, Monroe Elementary, mutual aid, and parent education.
Read more →Fall 2026
This semester
- SOC 21 Introduction to Research Models
- SOC 2 Deviance and Crime
- CDEV 67 Child, Family, and Community
- HIST 12A US Women's History to the 1880s
- SPAN 2 Spanish 2
Background
Education and experience
- City College of San Francisco
- Sociology, child development (ECE), and Spanish. In progress.
- University of Cincinnati, DAAP
- BS, Communication Design, 2014. Undergraduate teaching assistant: led critiques, graded, and taught coding and design principles. Coursework included user research with surveys and interviews.
- Founding Member and Co-Facilitator
- Wild Roots, a weekly nature play group and parent co-op preschool. 2015–present.
- PTA, School Site Council, and Mutual Aid Organizer
- Monroe Elementary (SFUSD). PTA Historian and second-term SSC member. 2021–present.
- Certified Babywearing Educator and Chapter President
- Babywearing International of San Francisco. 2016–2021.
- Childcare Provider and Family Workshop Leader
- Self-employed. Small-group childcare and hands-on parent and kid workshops. 2018–present.
- Designer, Freelance and Agency
- Web, print, and campaign design. 2010–present.
- Community Herbalist and Health Educator
- Self-employed. Client consultations and community workshops on plants, seasonal foods, and everyday wellness. 2021–present.