I have a face that makes perfect strangers want to tell me deeply personal things so I learned early in my life how to listen and help people talk through hard moments which is helpful in my work as a facilitator and mediator now, but I had no idea how to apply it to my life. 

In 2019, I was inspired to become a Conflict Resolution Facilitator after reading The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker. I didn't know what a Facilitator did then, but I was instantly inspired to learn more and that is how I ended up becoming a facilitator at MSU Denver while I was a student earning my bachelors in Linguistics. I was later promoted to the role of Conduct Officer where I found a passion for talking with people through some of the toughest and scariest times of their lives. As the conduct job was winding down, I found mediation which was a more formal way to utilize the skills I have learned throughout my life.

I specialize in highly relational, trauma informed, and collaborative conflict coaching, workplace facilitation, and mediation sessions where emotions run high. I don't shy away from big emotions: I use them to direct the conversation and to see where we can explore the conflict more deeply.

My role isn’t to take sides; it’s to hold space for hard conversations and help both parties find a way forward that feels fair and workable.