Service

The Wellesley motto is non ministrari sed ministrare, which we typically translate as, "not to be served, but to serve." Service plays a large role in my life, both personally and professionally. The following are some of my community commitments.

Sudbury Education Resource Fund (SERF), Board Member, 2025-present
SERF is a non-profit that funds innovative educational grants. In addition to reviewing monthly grant submissions, I administer the ACE Award program and served as the programming lead for the annual College Fair.

Curtis Parent Organization, Communications Lead, 2025-present
As the Comms Lead for our middle school parents' organization. I write weekly updates for the middle school newsletter, write our organization's biweekly newsletter, and manage our social media.

Diverse Verse, Tech Director, 2020-present
I am a founding member of Diverse Verse and one of two tech directors in charge of maintaining the diverseverse.com site and blog.

NESCBWI, Conference Co-Director, 2008-2010
I co-directed the 2009 and 2010 New England Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators regional conferences. The 2009 conference, "Many Voices," explored topics of diversity in children's and YA literature and "Moments of Change" looked at how technology is changing the world of children's books.