During my undergraduate studies, my goal was to learn about justice and intersectionality between the environment, gender, sexuality, race, and wealth distribution to get to know how to better improve the world around me. This manifested in minors in Women’s/Gender/Sexuality Studies with a combination of English and sociology classes and Environmental Studies. My goal is to bring this perspective into my work in publishing to create a more equitable publishing landscape. I strive to raise authors up and connect the vision they have to the reality of the book to reach the readers who know they'll enjoy the book and readers who might not have picked up the book otherwise. In my personal time, I love reading eco-fiction, environmental nonfiction, science and nature writing, mystery/thriller, and any combination of the aforementioned genres, especially if they also have queer characters but where sexuality isn’t the primary focus. I also love a good fictional serial killer. Some books I have enjoyed recently are The Seas by Samantha Hunt, My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing, Everyone in this Room Will Someday be Dead by Emily Austin, An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten, Cascadia Field Guide, and The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler.Professionally, I enjoy using my background in educational publishing and my work with Ooligan Press during grad school to create books from which anyone can learn about themselves or the world around them. Two books that I worked closely on at Ooligan that reflect this goal are Where We Call Home: Lands, Seas, and Skies of the Pacific Northwest by Josephine Woolington and Continuum: French Science Fiction Short Stories edited by Annabelle Dolidon with Tessa Sermet.