lakapati, school of herbalism and ancient somatics

sep 2023-march 2024

200+ hours of herbal studies and trauma-informed healing practices

embodied social justice certificate, transformative programs esjin

april-august 2023

including white-bodied intensive training with kerri kelly and rev. angel kyodo williams.

cultural competency academy – san diego state university

february-september 2022

courses include introduction to LGBTQ+, AAPIMEDA, Latino, East African communities, foundations in Anti-racism, Case Management, and trauma-informed care.

post-baccalaureate program for counseling and psychology, university of california, berkeley extension

2021-2022

psychopathology and mental distress, biological psychology

bachelors in biomedical engineering – university of california, davis

2015-2020 | GPA 3.7

shaping grief,
november 2024-ongoing

facilitator for a grief cafe and fundraiser for palestine, congo, sudan. originally hosted at The Brown Building

unveiling possibilities, queering the path
december 2023-ongoing

creator and facilitator of quarterly gathering for queer folks to ground and expand through altar building, poetry, and breathwork. centering QTBIPOC and disabled folks.

bloom where planted, transformative justice collective
november 2022-ongoing

founder, writer, designer for trans-led and majority bipoc transformative justice collective. engages community spaces in transformative justice skill building and facilitation of community agreements.

collective dreaming, transgender health and wellness center
september 2022-paused

creator and facilitator for bi-monthly gathering that invites folks to share a story of any medium, centered on reflecting/remembering, (trans)formation, communing, loving, and dreaming of liberation.

lgbtqia+ allyship in athletics, davis athlete ally
march 2018-may 2020

lead designer and facilitator of LGBTQIA+ allyship in athletics curriculum presented to uc davis athletics staff, coaches, players, and the broader davis and university of california communities.

community gardener, revolutionary growers garden
november 2022-present

engages in emergent and collective strategy to tend to and transform community garden, which in in turn changes the individuals and collective it nurtures.

guide and core leadership, queering the path
june 2021- august 2024

community agreement and conflict transformation facilitator, and Guide for outdoor collective, whose mission is to support queer and trans folks of color to take up space and find community outdoors. coordinates with other grassroots and nonprofits to mobilize for direct action and healing events.

hotline operator, translifeline
october 2021-june 2023

peer support hotline responder. created action plans and networks of care for trans folks in need of resources, crisis support, and community.

transitional age youth mentor, urban street angels
april 2021-march 2022

built trusting, lasting, supportive relationships with mentees through non-judgmental, active listening, boundary setting, and person-first conversations. support system and liaison between mentee’s care coordinator, therapy team, crisis resources, and community.

founder – uc davis student voices 

october 2020 – august 2021

developed a framework and formed a team to share student stories and perspectives to professors and peers beyond labels and biases for improved education outcomes.

founder – davis athlete ally     

january 2018 – june 2020

founder of UC Davis Athletic’s first official Student-Athlete Resource Group, with the mission to foster inclusion of the LGBTQIA+ community in athletics, campus wide through education, events, and advocacy. liaison between the UC Davis athletic population and LGBTQIA community, connecting resources and partnering with intersectional groups on and off campus.

team captain, uc davis division I soccer 

june 2015 – november 2019

native landscape restoration, san diego canyonlands
august 2023-february 2024

collaborates with leadership to facilitate community agreements, educate staff on the interconnectedness of environmental and social political movements, improve workplace for transgender and BIPOC folks, and advocate for relationship to indigenous land rematriation and stewardship.

on-duty crisis and housing counselor, san diego lgbt community center
october 2022-july 2023

Primary staff and first-responder for folks unhoused and/or experiencing mental health, substance, and interpersonal violence related crises. Built lasting relationships with community partners through regular communication, trust-building, and information-sharing to promote mutual support and success. developed response and needs and proposition to support formerly incarcerated community members. educated community partners in housing on needs of lgbtq community.

case manager, union of pan asian communities
february-october 2022

developed and implemented a case management conceptualization and workflow for adolescent substance use treatment clinic from the ground up that centers restorative, community-based, and clinical rehabilitation models. advocated for integration and prioritization of trauma-informed care including the revision of invasive and gendered urinalysis drug test procedures. developed and presented curriculum for adolescent substance use across county schools engaging teachers, staff, parents, and students.

peer specialist, community research foundation
january-september 2022

on-call peer specialist at a short term acute residential treatment facility (START crisis house). facilitated community meetings and designs group sessions that address the needs of clients actively residing in the facility.

development engineer, illumina
november 2020-december 2021

drove improvement and integration of novel quality-control metrology tools, systems, and custom software for genetic sequencing components.

process development intern, genentech
june 2020-november 2020

research associate, uc davis facciotti lab
november 2017-june 2020