- Member of Town Meeting 2017 and 2018
- Active in immigrant solidarity, environmental, and racial justice work
- Member of the Sugar Shack Alliance, Amherst Sanctuary, Mt. Toby Immigrant Solidarity Group, and Amherst Food Coop
- Volunteer at Amherst Survival Center and in the Alternatives to Violence Project
- 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.