In 2021, the State of California established its first-ever advisory body entirely comprised of youth. I serve as the commission’s Vice Chair as we work together to launch the commission. We ultimately want to uplift youth and youth-led solutions to California’s most pressing problems.

Our Time To Act is a youth-led, 501(c)(3) nonprofit I co-founded in 2018. We organize powerful youth for an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable future. I serve as President of the Board of Directors supporting our incredible youth-led staff team, with Nicole Lillie at the helm as Executive Director.

Nonviolent Peaceforce is an international nonprofit focused on community-led safety and civilian protection. We promote Unarmed Civil Protection to reimagine safety that doesn’t involve further violence. As Community Outreach & Partnerships Coordinator, I have architected a model for identifying and interrupting Cycles of Violence in San Diego and across the country.

Outside of my formal roles, I spend time organizing my community and engaging in activism with an intersectional emphasis on racial, queer, environmental, and criminal justice. Facilitating spaces and conversations for change is when I feel most connected with people and the work.

I’ve taken up an interest in Ethnic, Cultural, Critical, and American Studies. I’ve found that the abstract/theoretical nature of these fields encourages me to imagine better futures—and begin to build a path to get there.