My interest in systems began with fashion and sustainability, exploring how global production, consumption, and cultural expression intersect. That curiosity led me toward international development and policy, where I pursued formal study in governance and environmental systems, seeking to understand better how institutions shape community outcomes.

Through my work in youth empowerment with the Peace Corps and in governance and capacity-building spaces, I witnessed firsthand that sustainable change requires more than strategy or institutional design. It depends on relational trust, collective agency, and the conditions that allow people to feel grounded and heard.

Over time, I came to understand that community development is not only structural,  it is embodied. This realization deepened my path into yoga and trauma-informed facilitation. I now teach yoga and hold dialogue-based spaces that integrate movement, reflection, and collective conversation, recognizing that internal resilience and institutional strength are inseparable.

My work lives at the intersection of governance, embodiment, and community practice, cultivating spaces where strategic thinking and human presence support one another.