Writing

I studied traditional and literary journalism, photography, and digital media as an undergraduate at The Evergreen State College and South Puget Sound Community College. In graduate school at the University of Washington, I majored in political science and minored in cultural anthropology through the Russian East European Central Asian Studies program. My professional experience includes work in the education, non-profit, and vocational service sectors. My education and experience served me well when I ran for office as a grassroots candidate — twice. I wrote all of my speeches and created the majority of my own campaign materials. I continue to write on topics ranging from art, social justice, and politics to untold historical narratives.

Writer: “The Biopsy”

Prose selected for Creative Colloquy Print Anthology Volume 6, 2020.

Writer: “Agia Paraskevi”

Poem selected for The London Reader’s Winter 2019 issue: “Motherhood: Stories of Love, Loss, and Life.”

Writer/ Presenter: “Controlling the Narrative: Gatekeeping, Secret Societies, and Good Ol’ Boys Networks”

Portland Drunken Discourse, October 2019.

Writer/ Researcher/ Host: South End Neighborhood Council Neighborhood Moment

Tacoma City TV, May 2019

Write/ Presenter: “Immigration and Tacoma: Past and Present”

Tripod Series, April 19. 2019

Writer/ Costumes/ Props/ Set Design: “Terrorium”

253 Film Festival 72 Hour Film Competition Entry, April 25-28, 2019.

Co-Writer/ Researcher: “Cannabis Crime Resolution“

I co-wrote the 2017 resolution to address racial and economic inequities in cannabis arrests and criminal records, endorsed by local Democratic LD’s including the 28th and 29th.

Host/ Producer: “Tacoma LNG” Episode

Amplify Tacoma, Radio Tacoma, 2016.

Writer/ Candidate: Tacoma City Council Position Number 7 Candidate Statement

2015

“Guerrilla Art and Protest in Modern Russia”

(MA thesis, UW Jackson School of International Studies, 2013)