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You don’t have to lose yourself to your purpose.

The concept of alignment, not balance, can help us thrive personally while contributing in entirely new ways.

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I invite individuals, teams, and organizations to reimagine and redefine their relationship with their purpose, work, and life.

My mission is to help support and partner with people who are working towards a more equitable, just, peaceful, and sustainable world that works for everyone. By redefining our relationship with our work and embracing alignment, it’s possible to thrive as individuals while still contributing to our purpose. It doesn’t have to be either/or. It can be both at the same time.

I’ll show you how.

I see you, beautiful human. I get you. I am you.

I know firsthand what it’s like to be so passionate and dedicated to your work that it starts to burn you out. As an educator, professor and speaker, I experienced firsthand what the world calls an “unbalanced life” and yet, I just couldn’t put down my work.

I tried creating arbitrary rules for myself. I tried instilling boundaries to help create this elusive work-life balance. And yet it never seemed to work. I beat myself up for not being able to stop caring, for not being able to put down my work, for neglecting myself and other relationships in my life.

My work matters to me. Our work matters to the world.

Then I discovered the concept of alignment, and it revolutionized my relationship with myself, my work, and my life. 

Alignment Revolutionized How I Understand Myself, My Work, and My Purpose

I believe that when we are able to understand our lives from a holistic perspective, we can create a beautiful and fluid mosaic that is our one glorious and beautiful life. Made up of different tiles: work, play, relationships, purpose, pets, nature, good food, and family, through the concept of alignment I was able to play with new possibilities for my life that went way beyond the overgeneralizations of work-life balance.

I believe it doesn't have to be so difficult.

I believe it's time to redefine, reimagine, and rediscover what it means to create a life where we can actually thrive. Where we can make meaningful contributions through our work in a way that is authentic, that feels good and that is sustainable.

I believe we can create a beautiful life for ourselves and contribute to a better future for the world.

Through my work as the Executive Director of the Cincinnati Montessori Secondary Teacher Education Program, I have helped individuals not only prepare for careers in Montessori education, but also reconnect and explore themselves, their leadership, and relationships.

It’s not uncommon for the graduates of this program to report that their parenting and relationships improve right along with their professional skills. The work that I do as a Keynote Speaker and Facilitator carries this same ethos of holistic human development to broader audiences.

With Alignment, you can…

  • Understand and leverage your strengths like never before
  • Feel comfortable in your skin and show up in your full potential
  • Value your energy and move at your own pace
  • Create room for joy, play, creativity, and personal growth
  • Become the happy, healthy, and integrated person you aspire to be
  • Explore all aspects of the mosaic that is your life
  • Contribute in sustainable and healthy ways
  • Create a peaceful, just, equitable, and sustainable world

Incase we haven't met yet, here's eight things you should know about me.

My work and play overlap, and I’m currently obsessed with how the idea of alignment can revolutionize how we approach our lives.
I’m a teacher at heart, and I am committed to being of service and helping the world by creating new possibilities. I’m in the process of writing my first book on this topic.
I have 20 years of experience in education, from being a middle school teacher to running countless teacher training experiences. Additionally, I hold my Doctorate of Education from the University of Virginia.
I am the Executive Director of the Cincinnati Montessori Secondary Teacher Education Program. I'm grateful to also be connected to a number of educational researchers around the country, and I served as Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE) for six years.
My family means the world to me. I think love is often spelled T-I-M-E, and my most restorative times are with family. Bonus points if cooking or a walk in the woods can be involved! Isabella, my four-legged family member, is always up for a hike.
I’ve had a long-time love of poetry, and I collect poems like treasures. When I can, I like to send poems to friends, colleagues, and loved ones, in hopes that it reaches the right person at just the right time. The more poetry I have in my life, the more I can notice and pay attention to the everyday miracles.
I live in Richmond, Virginia, and I love it here. We have great food, great art, and a beautiful river scene! But if I want a big city adventure, I'm a quick train ride away from NYC or DC, and if I need even more time in nature, a day trip to the beach or the mountains is easy, too!
I firmly believe that, as Senator Paul Wellstone said, "We all do better when we all do better." So I love inspiring audiences to explore new possibilities for their relationships with work, with their lives, with their loved ones, and (most importantly) with themselves.  

Experience alignment. Learn how you can thrive AND contribute to making the world a better place.

You don’t have to fragment who you are to achieve the elusive work-life balance. You can contribute in meaningful ways that feel good without losing your relationship with yourself.
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