My advocacy for a greener world started as a child, where I’d spend long family car rides sizing up storefronts, homes, and freeways, thinking "I would put a tree there. And there. And there." Noticing things, after all—like where trees are and aren't—is what I do best. Today, I continue to pay close attention to my environment with childlike wonder—and a more urgent, justice-centered sense of imagination.

That imagination comes in many forms. As a foundational team member and recruitment manager at Baltimore Corps, I worked with my colleagues to dream big, championing a Baltimore city that was deeply aware of its past and intentionally focused on its potential as a leader in racial equity.

Later, as an urban forester and program director at Baltimore Tree Trust, I worked to understand, pursue, and amplify the many stories behind the urban tree canopy and its potential to transform a city. Beyond mere aesthetics, Baltimore's existing forest cooled neighborhoods, provided workforce opportunities, and strengthened the resilience of a city facing the climate crisis. If expanded and cared for with intention, its tree canopy could mitigate decades of racist health disparities that residents endure to this day.

As senior content manager at the Central Park Conservancy, I worked to change the narrative of Central Park as a static historic landmark to one of an evolving ecosystem cared for by expert, dedicated staff. I planned and published the Conservancy’s first pieces on climate change and its impact on urban parks, environmental racism and greenspace accessibility, and the urban heat island effect and harmful algal blooms, garnering international press for the organization and a Webby award.

On a recent sabbatical, I lived and volunteered on rural organic farms in Ireland via the WWOOFing program. I am currently the Senior Manager of Communications and Social Media at Aurora Solar, where I sit on the company’s inaugural ESG Board.