MFA in Poetry from Emerson College ('08), BA in Poetry from Pacific Lutheran University ('06). Curator for the Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium monthly reading series ('22-present). Public Educator ('22-present), Lecturer in Humanities & Communication at California State University Monterey Bay ('13-22). Book Reviewer for Zoland ('12-13), Associate Poetry Editor for Black Lawrence Press ('10-13), Poetry Reader for "Redivider" ('06-07), Co-Editor of "Saxifrage" literary arts journal ('04-06).