After over 20 years serving students and families in public schools in various capacities including special education teacher, campus and central district administrator, dean, director, adjunct professor, and more, I redirected my efforts and talents to partner directly with students and their families who continue to experience and navigate the realities of a fractured and imperfect education system. I am passionate about accompanying them in their journey toward securing a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) for their children as promised by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). These include families with economic and language barriers as well as those who have received new diagnoses of their children and needing support navigating a system they have never had to access or exist within.

Over time, and most recently in these past five years, I realized that my commitment and dedication for actively working in the best interest of students more appropriately existed outside of the traditional school environment and that my passion for working to ensure the rights of students with disabilities were protected would be more beneficial and impactful in the role of an advocate and consultant.

More intimately, advocacy work became a personal calling and ministry for me. In addition to being a Texas-certified special education teacher and principal/administrator, I embrace a Christ-Centered approach to my work with families of all faiths and backgrounds that not only seeks to provide empathetic service that empowers families with knowledge, resources, and tailored advocacy solutions, but guides families in ways to re-establish and strengthen relationships with their child’s school/district in service to their child’s needs. I understand that, after the advocacy work is completed, the family must still be able to continue partnering and collaborating with their child’s school/district and, as a result, I aim to leave families in a better place relationally with their child’s school/district than when they first sought my support.