About

The children of Spokane County and the brave souls who nurture and guide them are the two groups to which I have committed my adult life. For the past nineteen years, I have served in my community to support the children and those adults the children can trust. Hillary Clinton once said it took a village to raise a child and although she and I do not agree on many things, I took this statement to heart.

Adults and children alike have the capability of being successful learners and leaders if given the right tools; distributing those tools is the trick. I have found coaching, volunteer coordinating, and community service as means of distribution. At the Boys & Girls Club, I demonstrated to my young players how one’s body takes a natural course laid out by the environment in which it exists; our minds must plan in order to steer our bodies on a course that is more conducive to personal success.

Confidence, character, and leadership skills are the natural effects of this planning. As a volunteer coordinator, I realized there was something missing which tool distribution and planning could not deliver. Something I could see in the eyes of adults who could not volunteer because of a non-violent criminal record or generational poverty that left them lacking good quality employment.

A zealous advocate is the “something” necessary for those with little or no opportunity, little or no voice. As a Thomas More Scholar at Gonzaga Law, I steered my path into legal service while still serving directly in my beloved home town as a Board Member for the Northeast Community Center.

As an attorney, I proudly served as a Spokane County Public Defender for two years. I cherished my relationships with my clients, my fellow public defenders, support staff, and other Spokane County departments’ co-workers.

My public service home transitioned in 2021 and the first part of 2022 to the Spokane Criminal Justice Information Hotline. There, I brought together my skillsets to help those who found themselves with misdemeanor charges in the County and their personal/professional support teams, to have the best outcome they could in our community’s criminal justice. As the grant funding ran its course for that program… I discovered that I would be happier going back to serving students & only using my legal prowess for pro bono work.

Professionally, you will find me at SCC! Serving our traditional & nontraditional students!

Voluntarily, I will be mentoring students at GU Law & doing heartfelt pro bono work, elevating those in need up the societal ladder toward success!