I grew up in the desert, in the hot San Bernardino/Rialto area, located an hour east of Los Angeles. After graduating from high school, I moved to Atlanta, Georgia to attend Morehouse College, an all-male historically black liberal arts college. After completing my BA in African American Studies I intended to return to Southern California to work at my high school alma mater. However, intrigued by Branson's Gallard Fellowship and commitment to diversity and community service, I planned to take a one-year detour that has suddenly turned into 20. In addition to working in admissions, I play an active role in our inclusion/diversity initiatives. When I'm not at Branson, I'm spending time with my family and doing ministry in West Oakland. While I strive to be an all-around nice guy, I apologize in advance for the trash-talking alter ego that take over from April to June (aka NBA Playoffs time).GO LAKERS and WARRIORS!

I am a true Northern California girl, whose roots go back six generations in San Francisco! Although my entire family lives in the city, I was raised with my brother in Sonoma County. If it's sunny outside, you can catch me canoeing, backpacking, or just playing around in the outdoors. Despite my active lifestyle, I do have a passion for California cuisine, especially when it comes to figs, risotto, and chocolate mousse...yum! As a member of the first graduating class at Sonoma Academy, I hold a special place in my heart for private education and independent schools. After graduating, I continued to give back to SA by teaching a performance class and chaperoning class retreats, while also pursuing my BA in Theatre at Colorado College with a minor in Urban Art. Once I graduated college and entered the real world, I worked for four years as a recruiter for a summer camp company and directed one of their summer camps in Marin. In my tenth year at Branson, I could not be more thrilled to be a part of this community and work with the students. I look forward to getting to know the new families and supporting you through this exciting process!

Growing up in Fairfax and San Anselmo, I always loved the vibrant natural setting of Marin—especially the trails! So it was a dream come true to attend Branson in one of the county’s most beautiful spots, right at the doorstep of Phoenix Lake and the Mt. Tam watershed. After a formative four years of high school, I volunteered at a mentoring organization in New York, before attending Macalester College in wonderful, sometimes frosty, St. Paul, Minnesota. My Branson education and athletic experience served me super well; I had a great time studying anthropology, writing for the school paper, and running cross country and track. Prior to returning to Branson as an employee, I found myself working as a journalist in Mongolia and getting a Masters in Journalism from City University of London. When I’m not in the admissions office, managing Branson’s social media accounts, or coaching cross country and track, you’ll find me developing new freeze-tag rules with my two-year old, watching Canadian sitcoms with my partner, or running in the hills.