As a child, I loved to "play school" and I even started a business in my unfinished basement with my best friend who lived across the street.  We provided day camps, dance clubs, theater experiences, and more for the neighborhood children.  I often helped my mom, who was an educator, with grading papers and posting bulliton boards in her classroom. 

 

When I got to college, I had so many interests and ended up choosing Psychology, because I loved it, even though I didn't know where my path would lead.  I wasn't ready to start working, because I loved to learn, so I chose to pursue a master's degree in Speech Language Pathology at the University of Colorado at Boulder.  I could use my ability to speak Spanish, be an educator, and integrate my passion for psychology. 

 

Through my work in special education, I realized that I loved systems thinking, strategic planning, and supporting transformational learning and development for adults to create environments where the neurodivergent students that I worked with could thrive, so I returned to a graduate program to get an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership with a principal license.

 

As an activist in public education, I fought for inclusive environments for disabled and neurodivergent students.  Then, I realized that my own needs weren't met at work and discovered that I was neurodivergent.  How could I have missed this part of my identity as a leader in the neurodiversity movement?  I knew I needed to include myself in my advocacy and decided to shift my career path and become self employed by starting a business. 

 

Now, I use my knowledge about facilitating learning and supporting the development of people with all kinds of minds to design businesses and lives in alignment with how they are wired.  

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I have been on a journey of researching community living for my family for the past few years.  Each time my family visited a cohousing community, ecovillage, or intentional community, we learned more about what we desire and what does and doesn't work for us and has been a part of my journey to create community living opportunities.

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As a Tedx and keynote speaker, Neurodivergent business coach, dancer, parent, partner, friend, and activist, I am a lifelong learner who is intense, passionate, and ready to create a community designed specifically for Neurodivergent people to support each other, prioritize wellness, leverage their strengths and honor their needs.