Graduate Nicolet High School, 1995; B.A. in English, Certification in Secondary Education, Beloit College, 2000; M.A. in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding, California State University-Dominguez Hills, 2012.

Co-owner, Bounce Milwaukee; volunteer legal observer and team leader, American Civil Liberties Union; volunteer, Mass Care/Sheltering, American Red Cross. Former teacher, Milwaukee Public Schools; counselor and counselor trainer, Legacy International; owner, Trounce Records; volunteer, United States Peace Corps.

Member- Bay View Neighborhood Association; Democratic Socialists of America; Milwaukee DSA; Citizen Action; Working Families Party; Leaders Igniting Transformation (board member); ACLU of Wisconsin; Voces De La Frontera; Main Street Alliance; Progressive Restaurants and Activists of Wisconsin Network (PRAWN); Restaurants Advancing Industry Standards in Employment (RAISE); Democratic Party of Wisconsin (delegate).

Former member- Peace Action of Wisconsin (board member).

Recipient- Shepherd Express Best of Milwaukee- Milwaukee County Supervisor 2021, 2020, 2022.

Elected to Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, District 4, 2020-present; Assembly 2022.