I earned my M.P.H. in Maternal and Child Health with a Sex Education emphasis from the University of Minnesota in 2020. My research focused on sex-positive curriculum, the health impacts of teen pregnancy, and building real self-efficacy in young people through empowering programming. Before grad school, I got my start in reproductive justice at Whole Woman's Health, right in the middle of Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt. Working alongside advocates and clinicians during that case is what lit the fire that launched my career in sexual health. I knew this was exactly where I was supposed to be.

From there, I spent four years working with teens through BBYO, leading programming across the Pacific Northwest and western U.S. for more than 500 young people and their families. In 2020, I completed a graduate field placement with AnteUp! PD in Oakland, developing online coursework through the lens of reproductive justice, disability justice, and intersectionality. And in 2022, I expanded my sexuality coaching practice to include adults, because it is genuinely never too late to start exploring.

Since founding Age of Sexploration, I've brought sex ed to classrooms, community centers, queer spaces, and clinical settings. Some of my favorite work has included hosting sex ed trivia nights for the Sacramento LGBTQ Center and URGE, adapting my Queer Sex Ed workshop for Camp Lavender, and co-developing Sex Work Unveiled, an intensive training for clinicians on providing affirming, stigma-free care to sex workers.