Activism

APS Type 1/Rare Diseases

It takes time to acknowledge who you are, and even longer to make that part of yourself known. It's been only in the past few years that I've allowed rare disease advocacy to take front and center stage, but I've tried to make up for lost time. Whether it be writing articles or illustrating picture books or hosting panels; attending conferences or sharing my testimony, I will spend whatever time I may have left advocating for those who cannot.

Sexual Assault/Gender Violence

A conflagration of machismo culture and male privilege can take a lifetime to unpack, but that is no excuse to not start to do so, to admit fault for one's place in this system. As organizer of Mason's Student Government week-long It's On Us, I emphasized being aware of the reality of sexually-accosted women, trans folx, and men; I was honored to work alongside Mason's Women and Gender Studies department for Take Back The Night on this effort, and to lend legitimacy to a list of demands presented to the University

As Secretary of Diversity & Multicultural Affairs of George Mason University's Student Government

Against the backdrop of the Trump Presidency, it became more crucial than ever to be there for the marginalized and silenced. I organized and compiled a weekly social media post of "Dose of Diversity" highlighting groups on campus and terms/phrases that were intersectional and necessary. I wrote three communiques on sexual assault, the President's Executive Order, and a racially-driven attack at American University's campus. Every month representative of a different population, I would prepare information and "homework" for my committee, to further educate ourselves.