I’ve worked in the fields of communications, social innovation, and environmental advocacy for nearly two decades. As a writer, I draw on my academic and professional experience, passion for social and environmental justice, and my love of nature. I’m currently Communications Director for Seven Generations Ahead, a Chicago area environmental nonprofit. I also write essays for my newsletter, the suburban wilderness. Published two to four times a month, my essays cover the climate crisis, parenting, culture and politics, and activism. The suburban wilderness is read by thousands of people across 49 states and 67 countries.

In 2025, I was selected to participate in a year-long book writing program with author Beth Pickens. I’m currently at work on a debut climate-fiction novel.

In a previous professional life, I was a full-time lecturer at Northwestern University and the Associate Director of the Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, where I taught social entrepreneurship, business ethics, and business communications. I also oversaw curriculum development and DEI initiatives.

I slogged through getting a law degree from Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law, where I focused on environmental law and policy, as well as business and entrepreneurship law. I also have a master’s in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism, where I received a Comer Scholarship for environmental reporting.

I consider my undergraduate degree in English and creative writing foundational to both my professional and personal life as a thinking, feeling, curious, and creative human being. I’m active in social and environmental justice issues, passionate about native perennial gardening, and believe in the value of storytelling to ignite radical imagination and inspire social change.