- Town Councilor for District 2
- Member of Town Meeting
- Active in immigrant solidarity, environmental, and racial justice work
- Volunteer with Alternatives to Violence Project, with the Amherst Survival Center, and with the Amherst Mobile Market
- Graduate of Smith College’s Ada Comstock Program BA ’96, M. Ed ’97
- Classroom Teacher/Mathematics Coach for 15 years in Western Mass and Boston
- Developed the Boston Public Schools Parent Leadership team, whose collaborative work between parents and teachers was presented at NAACP, NCSM, and other professional conferences.
- Facilitator for SummerMath for Teachers Program at Mt. Holyoke College
- Teaching and Learning Consultant for Collaborative for Educational Services
- Former Dancer, Choreographer, and Director of Clearing, an improvisational dance company