Sexual health and sexuality can be serious, silly, and lifechanging, all in one workshop.

I've been working in health promotion and sexuality in various capacities since 2013. Discovering peer health education, studying sociology and psychology, and attending every workshop I could set me solidly onto this path during my undergraduate experience. I presented on sexuality topics at conferences and to peers on campus. My final academic project in 2015 connected cultivation theory and adolescent sexuality. The quick version? People are afraid of how "the kids these days" are acting sexually not because what they're actually doing is that different than previous generations, but because we see adolescent sexuality constantly on TV, in movies, and on social media.  I was then lucky enough to spend time back at Framingham State as an Assistant Wellness Educator after graduation, where I continued to work with peer health educators.

When I began working with Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, I was able to blend my passion for sexual and reproductive health with my years of customer service experience as I connected with community members about accessing healthcare. Answering questions and finding solutions for someone's unique needs are especially rewarding. At PPLM, I was lucky enough to do that work externally and internally.  This included strategic planning around community racial health disparities, forging creative organizational relationships, connecting with advocates for comprehensive sex education, and internal action teams focused on employee experience and equity planning.

After graduate school, I volunteered as a planning committee member for Pride Worcester and was hired as a short-term Capacity Building Consultant for the Worcester Youth Deserve Coalition. These opportunities refocused my engagement skills in my immediately local community and allowed me to return to work solidly engaged on sexuality and education themes.  Shortly after, I joined the team in Dartmouth College's Office of Pluralism and Leadership, where I provide programmatic coordination and support for Latinx, Caribbean, and Queer students on campus.

Related Experience

Program Coordinator for Leadership & Community Development, Dartmouth College

Board Member, Bisexual Resource Center

Holistic Sex Education Certification (CHSE) from Institute for Sexuality Education & Enlightenment

Capacity Building Consultant for Worcester Youth Deserve Coalition

M.Ed. Capstone: Self-Advocacy in the Exam Room: Tools and Techniques for Contraceptive Care

Partners in Contraceptive Choice and Knowledge (PICCK) Community Advisory Board Member

Worcester Queer Coalition, Founding Member

Community Outreach Manager at Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts

League of Women Voters of the Worcester Area, Board Member

Worcester Pride, Volunteer

Community Outreach Specialist at Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts

Assistant Wellness Educator at Framingham State University

BA in Sociology with a Minor in Psychology from Framingham State University

SEALS Student Coordinator at Framingham State University

SEALS Peer Health Educator at Framingham State University