I help families navigate special education, prepare for IEP meetings, and provide training and support as families learn to advocate for their children.

I am working on picture book manuscripts and personal essays.

I offer creative writing workshops for children of all ages. Many workshops integrate art, storytelling, movement, creative thinking, problem-solving, and writing. I also manage a mobile and online book shop that carries beautiful, diverse and inclusive children's books. Mission: To bring diverse stories into the world including our family's own unique journey. To assist young writers in discovering, developing, and celebrating each one's unique voice and igniting the spark to tell their own stories!Description: Exploring different genres of writing, developing writing skills, finding our voices, giving and receiving feedback, playing and experimenting with words...these are all elements we hope to weave into our writing time. Please visit us at www.storiesbythesea.com and www.facebook.com/storiesbythesea!

Advocate on behalf of individuals with special health care needs both locally and at the state level.

Provided instruction in math and reading to small groups of 1st-7th grade students at Open Alternative School.

Barefoot Books Ambassador offering award-winning, high-quality diverse and inclusive Barefoot Books for children of all ages. We also offer Putumayo world music, Folkmanis puppets, puzzles, and cooperative games. Schedule a personal shopping appointment, home or office event (for families or just adults), fundraiser, or book fair. Available for storytimes and children's activities at community events and literacy workshops. www.BarefootBookNook.com

Annual festival created to celebrate the town of Thomaston, provide a resource fair to families, offer activities free of charge, and to raise funds for the Cornelia deLange Syndrome Foundation and children's programs at the Thomaston Public Library.

Worked with gifted and talented students in grades K-8 at St. George School and Cushing Community School in the regular classroom and with small groups. Starting Creative Writing Club.

Taught 2nd/3rd grade at Open Alternative School.

Assisted Marketing Director at quarterly publisher meetings, assisted publishers with inventory and sales data requests.

Taught second, third and fourth grades.