Seattle Public Schools

Originally from West Texas, I have lived in Seattle off and on since 2008. In 2010, I received my Masters of Social Work from the University of Washington, met my partner, and moved back to Texas to work at various non-profits. During that time, our 1996 Ford Ranger started breaking down and we couldn’t afford repairs. As a kid, I was never interested in learning how to work on cars. Out of necessity, I started working on my own. Mistakes were made, lessons were learned, but the biggest takeaway was that I loved working on cars.

I received my Associates in Automotive Technology from Austin Community College in 2015 and moved back to Seattle. In Seattle, I started my automotive career working at an independent shop that looks at the automotive industry through an anti-racist and feminist lens. There, I teach community workshops, train new techs and service advisors, and am helping to build a non-profit. In November 2023, I started working part-time with Seattle Public Schools in the automotive program and loved it so much that I decided to go full-time for the 2025-2026 school year! I look forward to continuing to teach my students and learn from my students!

In my spare time, I love doing house projects with my partner, training our sweet Heeler/Pit mix named Harlan Pepper to be the best pup she can be, chilling with our 16-year-old cat named T.K., learning different musical instruments, supporting various local artists, listening to podcasts and audiobooks, scuba diving, and watching TV. Here are a few of my current favorite things:

Current favorite podcast: My Favorite Murder

Current favorite TV show: The Gilded Age

Current favorite movie: Sinners

Current favorite musical artist: Excited for the new Florence + The Machine album!

Current favorite fiction: Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert

Current favorite non-fiction: Cher: The Memoir, Part I