I was born in Santa Ana, California and from age 3-18, my grandparents raised me in Tehachapi, California. After high school ended, I lived in various places: Bakersfield, Los Angeles, NYC, Rwanda, and more. I received my B.A. in English Literature and my M.A. in English Rhetoric and Composition from California State University, Northridge (CSUN). I have been teaching in the English department at Bakersfield College since 2016. I have two young children at home, two cats, one dog, and seven fish!
At Bakersfield College, I serve on the Scholarship Committee, I am co-editor of The Grapevine Literary Journal, and I am a faculty felow for the National Endowment for the Humanties grant Energizing Humanities in California's San Joaquin Valley.