Home: Hartford, CT. Age: Young enough to be asked, old enough to know better than to answer. Birthplace: Hartford, CT. Pronouns: She/Her/Hers. Alma mater: Northeastern University. Languages spoken: English and Spanish.
Current project: Creating a new clothing brand. Recent recognition: Guest speaker for the 2025 Women of Color Gala. Latest accomplishment: Board membership for Covenant Preparatory School. Last book read: The Let Them Theory, by Mel Robbins.
Personality profile: Witty, strong, high vibrational, authentic. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Compassionate. What is your greatest joy? My children. What is your greatest fear? Not living up to my full potential. What is at the top of your bucket list? Travel to Africa.
What was your first paying job? Grocery attendant. What was your favorite college course? Intro to Philosophy. What book have you repeatedly read? The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield. What movie have you repeatedly watched? Love Jones. Besides your parents, who has had the greatest influence on your life? My two sons. What’s the best advice you received in your career? To listen. “Leaders who don’t listen will one day be surrounded by people who have nothing to say” (Andy Stanley).
What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field?
Fundamentally explaining the difference between equitable opportunity and equitable access.
What message do you want to send out into the world? If you can see it your mind, you can achieve it. Manifest what it is you want for your life. What widely held belief do you reject? The idea that we are limited. What mega-trend most excites you? Social media. What mega-trend most concerns you? Social media.
As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? A teacher. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? Passports. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? With family and friends and my lawyer, eating good food and preparing for the next life. What advice would you give your younger self? Know that you are always stronger than you think and nothing is ever as bad as you imagine.
Personal mission: I have dedicated my life to creating a trajectory of success for our most marginalized populations. Favorite quote: “So much beauty, we forget to be reminded / You can be anywhere and find it / So much beauty, we forget, then get reminded / That you can be anywhere, everywhere and find it” (poem by Mos Def).
