Stories are what make us, and we all have stories to share. I was first in my family to go to college, and first to drop out because I wasn't sure of what to do. After my children were older, I went back--first to Massasoit Community College, then to UMass Boston where I earned my BA and MA. Following that I earned a Ph.D. at the University of New Hampshire. My degree is in Composition and Rhetoric with a specialty in Indigenous and Cultural Rhetorics. 

One of my passions is art--in the multiple forms that art can take. In addition to drawing and painting, I am a photographer. Further, I do beadwork, wampum, fingerweaving, sewing, and design--almost anything. Taking raw materials and creating something is beautiful. Art helps keep me balanced. 


I also have two children and four grandchild who ground me. 

I absolutely love what I do. Working with students brings me great joy, and it is an honor to be part of the students' journey. I also love the work I do as Ethnic and Indigenous Studies Coordinator. In 2015, I was awarded the Presidential Fellowship to work on strengthening Indigenous partnerships in our region and with Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.