I have an MFA from the Rainier Writer's Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University and a Master's in Teaching from Lewis & Clark College. I've been a teacher and an editor the last 15 years. 

You can read some of my published work here. I've had some good fortune as a writer:
  • In 2016, my essay "On the Death of a Difficult Parent" received a Special Mention in the Pushcart Prize Best of the Small Presses.  
  • My Russian to English translations received a Special Commendation in the Joseph Brodsky / Stephen Spender Prize. 
  • The Regional Arts and Culture Council has supported my work with professional and project grants.
  • Hypatia-in-the-Woods and Mauser EcoHouse in Costa Rica have granted me artistic residencies to complete projects. ​
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​Most recently, I taught  multilingual middle-schoolers English literacy and academic language in a public school (2017-2022). Before then, I taught writing to diverse adults through Portland Parks and Recreation, The Attic Institute, The ALS Association, and Mountain Writers. 

I coach writers to offer feedback and developmental editing on projects from poems to manuscripts.  Contact me to talk. 

I live in Portland with my husband, four guinea pigs, an insecurely attached dog, and perhaps the largest housecat that you've ever seen.