Operating transnationally between Europe and the United States, based in Nashville, Tennessee, I am a writer, performance maker, and educator whose scholarship and creative practice explore the intersections of memory, lived experience, space/place, and ma rginality. Grounded in critical theory and rigorous archival and ethnographic researchโincluding oral histories and personal testimoniesโmy portfolio spans fiction, dramatic scripts, and cultural criticism. As a cross-media artist, I create site- specific, participatory works that investigate the sociopolitical dimensions of collective and individual interventions in space/placemaking and their mutual impacts.
Additionally, I’m a strategic, equity-driven youth development executive and current Vanderbilt graduate professional candidate with over 15 years of international and domestic experience leading large-scale youth programs, multi-site operations, and community-building initiatives. I have an established history in stakeholder engagement, staff mentorship, and implementing trauma -informed, inclusive curriculum models for marginalized youth demographics. I’m adroit in youth learning principles, group dynamics, and utilizing action research to evaluate program fidelity to maximize community contribution. As a collaborative systems thinker, my scholarship and praxis focus on adolescent leadership development through shared storytelling, constructive criticism, a nd self- assessment practices. Methodologically, I employ arts-based researchโspecifically experimental theater and performance artโto cultivate critical consciousness and dialogic engagement. Through these frameworks, I aim to amplify marginalized epistemologies and dismantle the psychosocial barriers that impede underserved populations.