Leveraging my lived experience as a mother of an autistic daughter with bipolar disorder, my focus is to support families who have kids with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). My goal is to make meaningful lives accessible for those with IDD while empowering their families to get the help they need. I currently serve in these roles:🎙️ Host, Producer, and Creator of Let’s Plant Houses, a podcast that celebrates families’ with loved ones who have IDD and honoring their stories about making the impossible possible for them. - Check out the LPH Podcast at: www.letsplanthouses.com🎤 Speaker on parenting and disabilities, passionate about empowering families and fostering inclusion — available for engagements🌟 Fund Development Advisor with Schmucker Advising Services strategizing and empowering nonprofits to secure the resources they need to make our communities stronger🌟 Severe Autism Committee Member with The Autism Alliance of Michigan🌱 Governance Chair, Board Commissioner, and Fund Development Committee Member with The Greening of Detroit🏥 Inclusion Advocate with Oakland County Health Network, the community mental health provider network for residents in Oakland County who have an intellectual or developmental disability, mental health challenge, or substance use disorder📷 Amateur Photographer showcasing beautiful Michigan and beyond @midwestmusings on Instagram 🚇 Leadership Detroit XXXIX graduate and Board President Emeritus with Transportation Riders United------------Specialties include: experience creation, storytelling, partner relationship management, program development, sponsorship program development and activation, corporate sponsorship, grant administration, grant writing, annual appeal creation and execution, community outreach, social media, marketing, and a student of community centric fundraising.If you want to work together to make the world a better place, please reach out!