I’m an educator and performing artist passionate about creating spaces where creativity, learning, and community can flourish. As an educator, I seek to help my students create meaningful connections among their work in the classroom and rehearsal room and the broader world. My classes are taught through a social justice lens, incorporating personal testimonies from underrepresented communities (namely the LGBTQ+, Latin, Immigrant, Indigenous, Female, and Black and Brown communities in the Spanish-speaking world and their diaspora). Additionally, my work provides students with meaningful opportunities to engage with the Spanish-speaking world through critical analysis of the intersections of language and culture in literature and film, as well as through community engagement partnerships with local Latino-led organizations. 

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Outside the classroom, I’m a professional performer—singer, dancer, and actor—and a dedicated arts educator. I’ve worked with organizations and ensembles across the Midwest to make arts education accessible for all, especially young people from historically marginalized backgrounds. Whether performing onstage, teaching voice or dance, or collaborating with community groups, I believe in the transformative power of the arts to amplify voices, foster connection, and inspire meaningful change.

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I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish, Education, and Music, as well as a Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) from St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN) and a Master of Arts in Spanish at the University of St. Thomas (Minneapolis, MN).

 

I currently teach Spanish at South High School (Minneapolis, MN) and dance at the Roseville School of Dance (Roseville, MN). I also serve as Head of Youth and Music Ministry for Trondhjem Lutheran Church (Lonsdale, MN).