BCAN

Advocacy Director  – (she/her)

I have always had a deep, visceral connection to nature. Growing up, my mother often traveled outside of Dorchester so I could experience green spaces—an effort that quietly revealed the long history of disinvestment and environmental neglect imposed on my community. Over time, these experiences helped me understand my lived experience for what it had always been: environmental injustice.

As I became more engaged with local grassroots organizations like Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE) and The Food Project, I began to understand how intrinsically linked the health of our environment is to the health of our communities. I gained the language to describe what I had long felt—that extractive environmental practices disproportionately harm Black and brown neighborhoods. What began as care and curiosity for the natural world evolved into a commitment to confront inequities.

This commitment led me to study Environmental Geological Science at Boston College, where I came to fully appreciate that protecting the environment is inseparable from protecting people. Since college, I have continued to organize and advocate through efforts aimed at advancing federal climate policy and food justice. Today, I believe a climate justice–centered approach is critical to addressing climate change, and I am excited to support the frontline leaders who shape solutions that protect both people and the planet.

Personal Interests:

Anime, Crafting with textiles ( i.e., sewing and tufting rugs), and Video games.