Facilitate learning experiences that emphasize responsible knowledge construction and sustainable human and planetary health practices. Writing instruction focuses on dialogue, rhetoric, source synthesis, and information literacy. Volunteer work includes establishing a farmers market, coordinating regular food pantry deliveries, founding an arts council, and ideating community placemaking experiences. 'Braiding Sweetgrass' author Robin Wall Kimmerer defines the lens I view the world through, and ask students to view it through, as an empathetic and respectful perspective that recognizes the interconnectedness and liveliness (animacy) in all 'be-ings': animals, humans, plants, and even art. Educational Philosophy: "Information is just bits of data. Knowledge is putting them together. Wisdom is transcending them." - Ram Dass