Projects & Focus Areas
Transformative Development
TDI Fellow at MassDevelopment, helping lead community-driven economic and neighborhood development projects in Springfield, MA.
Exploring queer life and imagination in cities and communities with the mission to make queer a joyful norm through Queer For Cities Podcast.
LGBTQ+ Community Leadership
Founder & President of Love Your Labels, a nonprofit supporting queer and trans youth through project-based art, fashion, and design programs as well as fiercely advocating for affirming, inclusive, and loving space everywhere.
Advocate and champion for LGBTQ+ equity in community, politics, and beyond.
Education Equity
Board Member, Worcester Education Collaborative (WEC), championing public education equity and systemic change.
Former strategic consultant and convener of statewide “Initiative to Disrupt & Dismantle the School-to-Prison Pipeline in Massachusetts” with DYS and a cross-sector partnership.
Art & Advocacy
Mixed-media artist and advocate for the role of arts and culture as essential infrastructure for thriving cities, helping advance state- and region-wide conversations around the power of the Creative Economy.
Corporator at the Worcester Art Museum, helping to strengthen arts access and equity.
Community Wellbeing
Community Advisory Board Member, UMass Chan Medical School’s Collaborative in Health Equity.
Past brand design and program development work with LIFT, supporting women impacted by sexual exploitation and overlapping issues like housing, healthcare, and food insecurity. Received Ally of the Year Award from LIFT Founder Nikki Bell.
Collective Power Building
Seeded and facilitated partnerships, coalitions, and cross-sector collaborations advancing community justice.
Founded #VOTEWORCESTER, a 2025 civic engagement initiative to boost local voter turnout and democratic participation.