“It always seems impossible until it's done.” -Nelson Mandela
Training & Education
Wrightslaw Special Education Law &
Advocacy Training Program,
The Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center
2023
Family Advocacy Training and Education Program National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
2022
Partners in Policymaking Advocacy Training Program Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
Recognized as ‘Most Effective Communicator’
2021- 2022
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies
Associate of Arts in English
Community Service
Public Awareness Campaign Advisory Group
The Arc of Virginia
2023 - Present
Founder and Host
Warrior Stories Advocacy Campaign YouTube @warriorstories914
2022 - Present
Advisory Council member
Virginia Deaf-Blind Project
2022 - Present
Board Member and Advocacy Consultant
Economic Equity for Moms
2022 - Present
Member of the National
Family Association for Deaf-Blind
2022 - Present
Disability Advocacy
Provided Public Comment to promote Deaf-Blind Resources
Frederick County Public
Special Education Advisory Committee
2023
Testified on Development Disability Waiver Slots
2022-2024 Biennium Budget Hearings
Virginia Senate
2023
Testified on Appendix K
Northern Virginia Budget Hearings
Virginia Senate
2022
Successfully lobbied for Elected Representatives
Delegate Wendy Gooditis and Senator Jill Vogel
to co-sponsor Budget Amendment Item 204 #23c (Appendix K),
which was approved by the Virginia General Assembly
and signed into the state budget
by Governor Glen Youngkin
2021-2022
Testified on Appendix K
Disability Commission
Virginia General Assembly
2021
Personal & Professional Experience
Special Education Advocate
Warrior Advocates of Virginia, LLC
2023 - Present
Family Support Advisor &
IEP Essentials Workshop Presenter
Medical Home Plus
2023 - Present
Navigated the Frederick County, Virginia
Special Education System
2019 - Present
Navigated the Loudoun County, Virginia
Special Education System
2013 - 2019
Navigated the Virginia Medicaid Waiver System
2013 - Present
Parent of a child with Charge Syndrome and Lennox- Gastaut Syndrome, which includes multi-sensory impairment such as deaf-blindness, total hygienic care, overall developmental delay, significant behaviors that impact all aspects of daily living, and multiple types of seizures that are difficult to treat
2011 - Present
Parent of a child with ADHD
2009 - Present