I am the sole Mama of two young elementary students at Junction K-8 school. We love being part of the Junction community and seeing diversity thriving at a school making it seem much more like a big family. I was raised outside of Scranton, PA in a blue-collar family descended from coal miners who left one mine in their native country for another in Northeastern PA. Educated in the local Public Schools, I received a BA in Economics and Political Science with a minor in Gender Studies from Wilkes University. This launched my career in Finance for a luxury brand retailer and I received an MBA in Accounting and Marketing at the University of Scranton while working full time.

In 2007, I moved from PA to CA to work for Ross Stores which began my career shift from Finance to the layers between Technology and Finance. After leaving Ross, I went on to hold positions at Deloitte Consulting, Workday, RAND Corporation, and others before starting my own consulting firm during the pandemic where I engage with clients seeking creative solutions in their current architecture in all areas of Finance and adjacent areas.

Outside of work and parenting, I have volunteered for the Bay Area Crisis Center and Tri Valley Haven, was a certified Resource Parent for Agape Villages, and have traveled extensively usually in pursuit of my love of yoga and eating delicious food. My children have followed in my footsteps, quite literally, and have already visited 26 states and 1 other country with much more on the horizon.

I’m excited to utilize my skills to bring a new perspective to our amazing community. I want to see our schools run optimally so that our students extend their success from the classroom to life beyond.