Personal Guardrails in Advocacy
I advocate by clarifying facts and trade-offs, and I respect people enough to let them choose. Advocacy is less like steering the wheel for someone, and more like laying out a map.
Writing
Essays and reflections on child care systems, family support, and public-interest design.
After the AECEA Retreat: Rethinking Leadership, Care, and Sustainability
Leadership doesn't start with a credential — it begins when someone notices a problem they care deeply about and realizes it's not being addressed in a way that feels right.
When Care Is Taken for Granted (and Why That's Not a Moral Failing)
Care should not survive on exhaustion. Generosity should not require self-erasure. And community should not depend on a few people quietly carrying the weight for everyone else.
Holding Accountability and Stability in Child Care
Accountability and care are not opposites. Good governance requires both — and in child care, even small administrative delays can create outsized stress.
From Curiosity to Creation: My Journey to Building Something Real
It all started with a bit of curiosity and a willingness to dive into the unknown — and ended with a real, working ECE dashboard I'm proud to share.
Speaking Up Without Losing the Peace
Clarity delivered with care doesn't break peace—it creates it.
AI Won’t Replace Care—But It Might Replace Some Stress
The future of AI in child care is not replacement—it's relief from structural stress.
The Real Barrier Isn’t Data—It’s Interpretation
Data isn't the problem—our conflicting interpretations and assumptions are.
When Systems Forget People, People Disappear From the Story
Belonging is not an emotion—it's a design principle embedded in how systems treat people.
Why Families Stay Engaged Longer in K–12 Than in Child Care
Parents stay engaged in K–12 not because they care more, but because the system gives them more time and structure to belong.
The Night We Voted on Prop C
Forty-three people on a Zoom call. Three choices. One question underneath it all: how do you hold a community together when the options are all imperfect?
Why I Translate the Chat
When forty providers are in a meeting and the materials only come in English, the system is telling one-third of the room they don't fully belong. Translation isn't a courtesy — it's infrastructure.
When the Dashboard Disappeared
When the enrollment dashboard went dark in 2020, decisions kept being made — just without the community seeing the numbers. Snapshots aren't enough. Systems need shared visibility.