This is my story, and these are my values:

Adams County is where I was born and raised, and Adams County will always be my home.

Since my great-grandfather moved to Brighton over 100 years ago, Adams County has been a land of opportunity and freedom for my family. In their memory, I’m committed to fighting for equal opportunities and freedoms for the other families who live here—whether they have been here since time immemorial or immigrated recently.

Growing up here in Adams County brought out the best in me. My parents led by example. They both chose to serve our community over serving themselves, pursuing careers in law enforcement, public service, and nonprofits. They taught me to look for the good and the reasonable in everyone, to listen to and learn from people who are different from me, and to always speak up for those who don’t have the opportunity to speak up for themselves.

After graduating from local public schools and CU Boulder, I spent over a decade working as an educator in both secondary and higher education. While earning a Ph.D. from 2017-2023 at the University of Southern California, I worked multiple jobs as an adjunct professor to pay my rent and bills. I will draw on this experience to better represent my neighbors who live paycheck-to-paycheck.

As a professional social scientist, my research focuses on issues of society and technology, such as protecting kids from predatory social media algorithms or the relationship between digital infrastructure, economic growth, and inequality. This experience positions me to make wise, research-informed decisions on matters like datacenter development, workforce automation, artificial intelligence, and other issues related to technology and economic development. I look forward to using my decade of experience and expertise in collecting and analyzing data to improve systems, save money, make wise land-use decisions, focus on the right problems, and hire the right people as an Adams County Commissioner.

For twenty years, the values I was raised with have informed my work as an activist, educator, researcher, social scientist, political consultant, communications professional, and labor organizer.

• As an executive of the CU Student Government, I managed a staff of 20, a budget of over $20 million, and negotiated the best tuition deal for undergraduate students in a decade when I was just 21 years old.

• As a campaign consultant and activist, I helped progressives and Democrats win tough elections, performed research and analysis for national labor unions like AFSCME, SEIU, the NEA, and the AFL-CIO, and fought to make the Democratic Party more inclusive for young people and communities of color.

• As a scholar, I worked in a research lab focused on healing the partisan divide, helped organize one of the most successful unionization campaigns for workers at a private university, and published award-winning research on new technologies.

Wherever I've worked, I’ve always prioritized teamwork, collective problem-solving, and solidarity. And I've learned how to bring ordinary, hard-working people together to fight against entrenched, special interests at every level of government.

Today, I live on the south side of my hometown, Westminster, with my boyfriend and our puppy. I work as a full-time faculty member at a local college, where I help young people from our community refine their professional skills and devise strategies for getting new business. When I'm not working, I am very passionate about athletics and the outdoors, our local art scene, uplifting young people in politics, and sustainable landscaping.

As a young homeowner trying to make it work on an educator's salary, I know firsthand the challenges facing working families and working people across Adams County—the rising cost of living, wages that can’t keep up, and the struggle to build a secure future. I’m running for Adams County Commissioner in District 4 because I believe Adams County should always be a place where working families can thrive—where people can afford to live, raise their families, and pursue their dreams in one of the most diverse and dynamic communities in America.