Languages Spoken

English

Favorite Activities

I love Michael Jackson, Janis Joplin and Elvis! They are my triumvirate. I also enjoy watching true crime shows, the ID channel, playing mobile games, and taking care of my menagerie at home with my fiance.

First Year at West Valley

2015

Most Memorable Campus Experience

Joining the Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Favorite Place on Campus

Fox Center

Affinity Words/ At-Promise Factors

BIPOC, Queer, First-Generation College Graduate

Biography

I was born and raised in NYC to multiracial couple. I attended Catholic school from grades 1-12. I attended my first college, Marymount Manhattan College on scholarship, but flunked out due to it being a wrong fit for me. I found redemption at a CA community college, Bakersfield, attended 2 1/2 years, the transferred to SFSU, where I changed majors in my junior year and was able to graduate with my degree in Developmental Psychology within three semesters. I started working at my alma mater, and have been working in the educational field for the last 23 years. I graduated from Argosy University after surviving a brain injury in 2012, with an MA in Forensic Psychology. I started working at West Valley at 2015, and enjoy interactions between myself and students the most. I was built to work in education; when I was a student at Bakersfield College, I used to help my dormies select their classes based on GE requirements and scheduling. I found it to be fun, so I decided to forgo a job at the post office upon graduation, and chose education instead.

My interests include binge watching on Netflix/Hulu/YouTube, reading, road trips, playing with my menagerie at home, reading, and connecting with friends. One cool fact about me is that I have never seen any Star Wars movie, and don't intend to, since I'm not a sci-fi fan. But I do enjoy documentaries, comedy stand-up, and anything related to true crime.

Academic Service

Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, 2018 – present

CSEA EBoard Member at Large, 2019 – present

African American Affinity Group, 2020 – present

Anti-Racism Working Team A3, 2021 – present

Education

BA, Developmental Psychology
San Francisco State University

MA, Forensic Psychology
Argosy University, Bay Area

Last Updated 4/9/21