Volunteer 

Volunteer & Community Service

• TED Conference Proposal Reviewer, Council for Exceptional Children | 2025

• Oregon Garden Volunteer Gardener, Silverton | 2025

• Classroom Reading Volunteer, Tiny Revolution Montessori, Portland | 2015

• Volunteer Instructor, Montessori Northwest, Portland | 2014

• Volunteer, International Montessori Congress, Portland | 2013

• Volunteer Doula, Lactation Educator & Milk Donor | 2010–2013

• Zumba Instructor, Cordia Senior Residence — Fitness Month | 2008

• Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade Route Presenter | 2007

• Yoga Workshop Presenter, Lisle French Market | 2007

• Yoga Workshop Presenter, Kids Fest | 2007

• Brown Eyed Girl Yoga Instructor for BIPOC girls in foster care | 2007

• St. Baldrick's Day Shavee & Fundraiser | 2007

• NDSRA Yoga Instructor for adults with special needs | 2006

• Heartland Alliance Yoga Instructor — displaced Somali women with HIV; Workout on a Budget | 2005

• Organized campus CPR training and Walk for Life Relay | 2003

• Led campus-wide School Supply Drive for CPS students in need | 2003

• President, Kappa Delta Pi & Sigma Tau Delta Honor Societies | 2002–2004

• Editor-in-Chief, Quantum Pulp Literary Magazine | 2003–2004

• Coordinator & MC, Open Mic Night, Benedictine University | 2002–2004

• Locks of Love Hair Donor | 2001, 2008, 2012

• Peer Aide for Students with Special Needs | 1993–1995