I moonlight as an educator, land steward, and placemaker working at the intersection of food, learning, and care.

Since 2007, placemaking has been central to my praxis. I use physical, social, and educational spaces to support learning, connection, and collective wellbeing. In collaboration with organizations including the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, the University of Michigan Towsley Children’s House, 826michigan, 826DC, Deep Roots Farm, and young people across multiple communities, I’ve helped create environments where education is pursued with curiosity, agency, and unbridled passion.

My early work in education was rooted in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Detroit, where I spent over a decade facilitating both formal and informal learning. Alongside this work, I served in a range of civic and community leadership roles, including Chair of the City of Ypsilanti Parks and Recreation Commission, Chaplain of the Ypsilanti Jaycees, Board Member at Growing Hope, Steering Committee Member for the Ypsilanti–Willow Run School District merger, and Liaison for the City of Ypsilanti Master Plan Update (Shape Ypsilanti, 2014). I’ve also been affiliated with RAW and Keep Ypsi Black, supported grassroots student organizing, and created digital and physical artwork centered on resistance.

Today, my work is grounded in land stewardship and food systems.

At Spice Creek, the farm I co-founded, I lead work around soil health, pest management, and overall farm planning. Our approach is rooted in care. I learned the practice of stewarding land at Three Part Harmony Farm, where food is held as medicine, culture, and connection, feeding CSA members and farmers market communities across Washington, DC.

Before. And, beyond “the field,” my background in education continues to shape my work. I train with beginning farmers, host workshops, and create learning spaces where people can feel more grounded, more capable, and more connected through growing food.

My work lives somewhere between the field and the classroom, between deep soil and deep systems. That’s where I feel most useful.