Though I now live in Portland, OR with my husband and children, I grew up in South Jersey, halfway between Philadelphia and the Pine Barrens. My first real career was in bartending.

I attended Rutgers-Camden for English and linguistics, for both undergrad and my first Master’s degree. I also have an MFA in poetry from the University of Oregon and an MDiv from Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago, IL. I was ordained by the Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene, Oregon in 2020. I am in fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist Association, and am a member of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers’ Association.

Though I have served churches in the past, most of my ministry has been in healthcare chaplaincy. I currently serve as a healthcare chaplain here Oregon, at an institution that serves elders.

When I’m not doing ministry, I love spending time with my family, traveling, hiking, camping, cooking, and gardening. I love learning about botany, languages, and history.

My writing can be found here. I primarily write about Unitarian Universalist “insider baseball” and ecclesiology, which might be dull.

My Facebook page can be found here. It’s an even split of memes, public theology, and Unitarianism.