Awards & Honors

July, 2020
Anne G. Locascio Scholar /Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference
Awarded the Anne G. Locascio Scholarship for the 2020 Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference. This scholarship was awarded to writers working on a project related to intergenerational trauma and/or family history.
March, 2020
Poet Laureate of Lake County, CA
Appointed as Lake County's eleventh Poet Laureate for 2020-2022. Primarily role is to promote and encourage literacy and poetry throughout the County of Lake communities.  In June 2021, my term was extended to 2024.
September, 2020
Grant Recipient /CAC/CCI
Grant recipient for the 2020 California Relief Fund for Artist & Cultural Practitioners via the California Arts Council in partnership with the Center for Cultural Innovation.
April, 2021
2021 Lake County Stars Woman of the Year Nominee/Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Nominated for the 2021 Lake County Stars Woman of the Year award for outstanding character, leadership ability, and service to the literary community as Lake County's Poet Laureate for 2020-2022.
August, 2021
Brereton Scholar/Napa Valley Writers' Conference
Awarded the Brereton Scholarship for the 2021 Napa Valley Writers' Conference.
June, 2021
Poet Laureate Fellow/Academy of American Poets
Awarded a Poets Laureate Fellowship with the Academy of American Poets. Through its Poets Laureate Fellowship program, the Academy has become the largest financial supporter of poets in the nation, made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
June, 2023
Kwame Dawes Mapmakers and Master of Fine Arts Merit endowments /Pacific University MFA in Writing / Oregon
Awarded two scholarships for the Pacific University MFA in Writing program with genre focus in poetry.

Professional Experience

Poet in Residence
Karma Compass
September 2020 - February 2021 
Twice monthly posting of original poetry.
Assistant Poetry Editor
Rivet Journal by Red Bridge Press
February 2020 - Present 
Review poetry submissions while considering work that crosses boundaries of form, content, genre, and style.
Literary Coordinator
Lake County Arts Council
August 2020 - July 2022 
Curator/Editor
Middletown Art Center
May 2018 - October 2020 
Lead curator/editor for the Middletown Art Center’s RESILIENCE and RESTORE chapbook projects, collections of written work and visual art created in various workshops by members of the community. Themes included devastation and trauma from six consecutive years of wildfires in our county. Projects were funded by the CA Arts Council. Purchase at: http://middletownartcenter.org/chapbook.html
Conference Volunteer
Napa Valley Writers' Conference
July 2019 - July 2019 
Assisted with sales, merchandise, and evening reading ticket sales featuring widely published faculty.  
Co-Creator and Contributor to Rooted in Poetry Column
The BLoom
April 2020 - Present 
In partnership with The Bloom, created an online poetry column for local poets to contribute poetry and essays/columns about their writing lives and processes.
Rooted in Poetry Radio Host
KPFZ 88.1
November 2020 - November 2021 
Host of KPFZ 88.1 FM's Rooted in Poetry radio show airing every three months, featuring local poetry and special guests.
Poet in Residence
The Bloom
April 2021 - Present 
Review/edit weekly poetry submissions (also open to poets outside of county), organize quarterly poetry contests, and host a monthly Rooted in Poetry podcast.
Workshop Facilitator
Middletown Art Center
April 2021 - April 2021 
Facilitated an ekphrastic workshop inspired by the MAC's Apart and Connected art exhibit.
Host for NCO Epic Poetry Contest
North Coast Opportunities
May 2021 - Present 
NCO Epic Preparedness, Lake County Bloom, and Listos California came together for the Epic Poetry Contest, a 6 week poetry contest series. Each week's theme was based on the 5 Steps of Emergency Preparedness with the final week choosing a grand prize winner
Board Member
Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference
May 2021 - Present 
Voted in Board Member for the MCWC Board of Directors. Serve on Noyo Review editorial team for poetry and as Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee.
Writing Workshop Facilitator
Alameda Island Poets
May 2021 - May 2021 
Facilitated workshop on Writing from the Ordinary.
Board Member, Equity & Accessibility Officer
Lake County Arts Council
November 2021 - July 2022 
Freelance Editing/Feedback
n/A
July 2021 - Present 
Offering freelance editing and feedback services for short story/memoir and poetry projects.
Board Member
Middletown Art Center
June 2018 - June 2019 
Poetry liaison and secretary
Writer
Antioch University Common Thread News
January 2022 - Present 
Co-Creator and Co-Host
Connect with Your Chakras
May 2021 - June 2021 
Created with artist and women's circle facilitator Antje Howard. 7 week series to connect to the 7 Chakras with the meditation, drawing, and writing exercises.
Co-Creator and Co-Host
Creative Moon Series
July 2021 - December 2021 
Created with artist and women's circle facilitator Antje Howard. 6 month series to connect with the Energies of the Moon and current Zodiac sign through guided Meditation, Writing, and Drawing processes.
Poetry Out Loud Coordinator
Lake County Arts Council
August 2020 - Present 
Youth Poet Laureate Coordinator
Lake County Arts Council
December 2021 - Present 

Guest Roles

September, 2018
Featured guest for writer Charity E. Yoro and artist Regina Felice's podcast HerMana. Discussion topics include creative pursuits, riding the waves of creativity and challenges, working through grief and loss, and how to gracefully accept criticism.
February, 2019
Guest editor for author Nicole Gulotta’s Wild Words Collective, an online community for writers. I had the opportunity to be a guest editor in February 2019 and again in March 2020.
February, 2021
Scholarship Application Judge /Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference
Score poetry submissions for the 2021 Mendocino Coast Writers Conference scholarship applications.
February, 2021
Contest Judge /Marin Poetry Center
Guest judge for the 2021 Marin Poetry Center's High School Poetry Contest, open to students from the greater Bay Area for this year.
March, 2021
Contest Judge/Visit Kelseyville
Judged the Visit Kelseyville's 2021 St. Patrick's Day Limerick Contest.
April, 2021
Guest Interviewee /Sacramento Poetry Salon
Guest for Sacramento Poet Laureate Andru Defeye and Sacramento Poetry Salon's Young Laureate Interview Series.
April, 2021
Guest Poet /The Mixtape Sessions on KVMR
Guest poet for The Mixtape Sessions on KVMR's National Poetry Month special, hosted by Del Ray Phoenix.
February, 2022
Scholarship Application Judge/Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference
Score fiction and nonfiction submissions for the 2022 Mendocino Coast Writers Conference scholarship applications.
November, 2021
Fall Conference Guest Speaker/California WIC Association
June, 2021
Guest Poet for Voices for Justice: On Tribal Justice/Root & Rebound
March, 2022
Guest Speaker for DEI Team/California Institute of Integral Studies
April, 2022
Guest Speaker /Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Guest speaker for Women's History Month event in collaboration with the lab's Latin American and Native Americans and Women Scientists and Engineer's Council employee resource groups.

Performances

April, 2019
Featured poet among renowned California poets for an afternoon of reading and wine tasting. Reading took place at Rebel Vitners in Napa, CA.
January, 2020
Featured reader for the Eves at the Beat series for womxn identified writers, edition curated by KR Morrison.  
April, 2020
Featured reader for Lyrics & Dirges Ether Edition #1, created and hosted by writer MK Chavez. 
May, 2020
Featured reader for Altadena Poets Laureate Jessica Abughattas and Khadija Anderson for the first AltaPoems Reading event. Also featuring Kim Shuck, Poet Laureate of San Francisco, and Raul Sanchez, Poet Laureate of Redmond, WA. 
September, 2020
Featured Poet for Virtual Democratic Fundraiser /Lake County Democrats
Single featured poet for the Lake County Democrats’ virtual fundraiser. Other featured speakers included California State Senator and Assembly members, 5th Congressional District Congressman, local political candidates, and more. 
October, 2020
Latinx Poetry Night /Wisconsin Arts Commission
Featured poet for Latinx Poetry Night, a reading to celebrate Hispanic Heritage  Month, funded by the Wisconsin Arts Commission and hosted by Madison, Wisconsin Poet Laureate Angela Trudell Vasquez. 
October, 2020
Featured Reader for Poetry of Redmond and Beyond
Featured reader for Poetry From Redmond and Beyond, funded by the City of Redmond Arts & Culture Commission and hosted by Redmond, Washington Poet Laureate Raul Sanchez. 
November, 2020
Featured poet for the SF Poem Jam reading in honor of Native American Heritage Month. 
May, 2020
Organizer, Host, and Featured Reader of Poetry At Home - A Poet Laureate Reading
Organized a virtual reading featuring a number of poets laureate from various counties in California and beyond.
December, 2020
Organizer, Host, and Featured Reader of Poetry At Home Second Edition - A Poet Laureate Reading
Organized a virtual reading featuring a number of poets laureate from various counties in California and beyond.
July, 2020
Organizer/Co-Host/Reader for Dreaming America: A Reading for Immigrants in Detention Centers
Readings included excerpts from the book Dreaming America: Voices of Undocumented Youth in Maximum- Detention, original work from featured poets, and stories from local immigrants. Editor Seth Michelson and the book's publisher also attended.
January, 2021
Featured poet with Margo Perin for the semi-monthly poetry series in Sonoma County, now being held virtually. Hosted by Sande Anfang.
August, 2020
Organizer/Host/Feature for Lake County Poet Laureate 2020-2022 Inauguration Ceremony
Special event featuring myself and a variety of Lake County Poets Laureate emeriti, Lake County Poet Laureate runners-up, and a variety out of county Poet Laureates and Youth Poet Laureates.
January, 2021
Featured Poet for At the Door Inaugural Event - The Preface
One of five featured readers for the new At the Door reading series, a creative space for the fostering and flowering of Black, Indigenous, and people of color voices.
February, 2021
Featured Poet for Wednesday Night Poetry
One of four featured poets for Wednesday Night Poetry, the longest running open mic in the US hosted by poet Kai Coggin.
February, 2021
Featured Reader for Dispatches from Quarantine
Featured reader for the first virtual reading of the SF Creative Writing Institute's Dispatches from Quarantine, created and edited by Alexandra Kostoulas.
April, 2021
Featured Reader/Alameda Island Poets
Featured reader w/MK Chavez and Loa Niumeitolu
May, 2021
Featured with 20+ Bay Area poets reading new work.
May, 2021
Featured Guest and Reader/Marin Poetry Center
Featured guest and reader for the 2021 MPC High School Anthology Gala.
June, 2021
Featured Poet/Root & Rebound
Featured poet for Root & Rebound's Voices for Justice: On Tribal Justice event. Root & Rebound works with the Yurok Tribe and surrounding Northern California tribal communities to provide critical legal services, create educational resources, and push for systemic reform.
July, 2021
Noyo Review Launch Party/Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference
Featured reader for the online launch of the Noyo Review. Featuring work from the 31st Annual Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference of 2020.
July, 2021
Featured Poet/Voces de Nuestra Gente
Featured reader, with Josiah Luis Alderete, for the Voces de Nuestra Gente series + open mic.

Conferences

Mendocino Coast Writers' Conference
Poetry Workshop w/Michelle Penaloza
July 2020 - August 2020 
Napa Valley Writers' Conference
Poetry Workshop w/Victoria Chang
August 2021 - August 2021 
Association of Writers & Writing Programs
2022 Conference, speaker on American Regional Poets Laureate panel
March 2022 - March 2022 
Philadelphia

Publications

May, 2022
Poem "Self-Elegy"
May, 2022
Humble Pie
Poem "Morning Poem on a Rustic Table"
February, 2022
Colossus 510: Freedom
Poem "Namesake"
May, 2022
The Yellow Medicine Review
Poems "Taproot", "Sit Spot in Bone Circle", and "Lunchtime Revelation"
May, 2021
Noyo Review
Poems "The Greatest Brute is Grief", "Rabbit Poem", "On My Cherry Wood Coffee Table"
July, 2021
Poets.org
Poems "Bones for Everyone", "Cold Gin and a Pandemic", "Eye on the Sparrow", "Words Growing on Trees"
October, 2018
Awakening to Wildfire: Stories of the Mendocino Lake Complex Fire
Poems "Water Hunt", "Making a Poem After Fire", "What I Didn't Lose in the Fire"
June, 2020
Dispatches from Quarantine, SF Creative Writing Institute
"Cold Gin and a Pandemic" and Dispatch #11
October, 2020
SF Public Library Poem of the Day
Poem "Where the Wild Ruminations Are"