What is your hometown?

Gresham, OR

What hobbies, sports, or interests light you up?

Theatre, playwriting, DND, volunteering, painting, clay work, needle felting, composing, and gaming!

What is your specialty as a tutor? What topic, problem, subject, or process do you most enjoy helping students to learn?

I love helping with the core understanding of *why* things are. Memorizing works for some, but understanding the fundamental scaffolding takes you much further in the long-run, and is often super interesting! I love helping others understand why pieces of the language are how they are--it's part of the fun of ASL!

Which of the CLASS 5 Keys – Respect, Inclusion, Growth, Support, and Pizzazz - resonates with you the most and how do you put it into practice in your work as a tutor?

Inclusion and support! None of the others are possible if we don't first create a safe, welcoming space for students to grow and thrive in. My applied theatre major has taught me that prioritizing equal ground and opportunity often leads to the best learning environments, and I strive to achieve that as best I can.

What is your best advice for students on how to get the most out of their academic experience in college?

Take breaks! It's okay to take a ten minute break from the screen to stretch your legs. You'll be a lot more productive afterwards!

Give us a movie quotation, song lyric, or line from a book that will motivate us in our learning.

"I'll tell you where the real road lies: between your ears, behind your eyes. That is the path to Paradise, likewise the road to ruin." - Hermes, Hadestown