Before returning to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to complete my Teaching Certification, I spent a number of years in the workforce as a freelance artist and musician, including as a ballet accompanist, theater pit musician, and piano teacher to both beginner and advanced students.

In addition to a Bachelor’s in Art & Design from Edgewood College, I obtained a Certification in Small Business/Entrepreneurship (Dean’s List, 2017. Madison College Challenge Finalist) and successfully opened and ran my own bakery.

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My knowledge working in the field of visual arts and in marketing/design will be an asset to my students and districts as both an arts advocate and career advisor, and I relish any opportunity to utilize my interdisciplinary training to empower the next generation of creative minds.

My arts-specific interests include Inclusive and Accessible arts education, LGBTQ+, Arts Integration/STEAM, creative problem solving, body mapping and embodiment, trauma-informed and mindful artistic expression.

Giving back to my community  is very important to me, and I have volunteered in many educational and artistic capacities: as the Off the Square Club (Lutheran Social Services) Art Club coordinator, ESL Tutor at the Literacy Network, and Islamic Summer/Sunday School Arts Facilitator at Madinah Academy of Madison.  

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My curriculum focuses ecologically responsivity, culturally immersion, and community integration as we seek to better our world and enrich our connection to ourselves and each other.  

In short, I hope students will take from my classes not only an empowered sense of self and skills, but a deep awareness of and appreciation for the interconnectedness of life.  I believe the arts classroom can be a powerful workshop and vector for reflective dialogue, community building, social justice, and ecological stewardship.