About Me

I’m an educator who refuses to accept one-size-fits-all learning. I’m driven by the belief that communication is limitless, learners are multidimensional, and education should rise to meet the complexity of the humans in front of us.

My path has been anything but traditional. I’ve taught English in China while stumbling through Mandarin, coached IELTS students in Malaysia, and supported multilingual adults and refugee learners in the United States. Each chapter taught me something new about how people learn, express, struggle, and thrive.

Everything shifted when I worked at the Hawai‘i School for the Deaf and Blind. Immersing myself in American Sign Language opened my eyes to the power of visual communication and the urgency of accessibility. It made me the kind of educator who pays attention—to silence, to nuance, to every student who communicates in ways the world too often overlooks.

Now, as an ELA teacher, I pull from everywhere—international classrooms, language learning, special education, yoga, the arts—to build learning experiences that are grounded, human, and radically student-centered. I believe classrooms should empower students to take up space with their ideas, their stories, and their identities.

To build learning spaces that challenge limits, expand possibilities, and give learners and families the tools to advocate, grow, and lead.