I am a community development and sustainability professional with nearly two decades of experience working as an advocate for healthy, equitable, and resilient communities. I am a 2016 University of Chicago Ethical Redevelopment Salon fellow, the 2018 “Creative of the Year” award recipient from the Greater Des Moines Young Professional Committee, and a 2022 Next City Vanguard fellow. I recently completed a Master of Science in Resilient and Sustainable Communities through Prescott College, and I currently work as the Sustainability & Climate Resilience Coordinator for Bernalillo County, New Mexico.