I’m an environmental researcher, visual storyteller, and community collaborator. I’m a third-generation descendant of settlers from across Europe. I currently live and work in Toronto, Treaty 13 territory. As someone who is not Indigenous to Turtle Island, I hold a deep responsibility to build meaningful and reciprocal relationships with the Indigenous peoples who have cared for this Land since time immemorial. I am so grateful to live, work and play on Turtle Island. I am passionate about supporting intersectional work that supports both environmental and social concerns.

I am currently working in close collaboration with Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Mnidoo Mnising (Manitoulin Island), supporting Indigenous-led pollinator research, youth Land-based learning, and long-term community priorities. My work focuses on exploring pollinator biodiversity, ecosystem health, and reshaping conservation to prioritize voices that have been systemically and historically excluded from conservation conversations. I specialize in projects that bridge Western science and Indigenous Knowledge systems, prioritizing Indigenous languages, cultures and worldviews. My work centers listening and learning from Elders, youth, community and the Land.

I hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts from OCAD University, diplomas in Environmental Visual Communication, Ecosystem Management and Conservation Biology from Fleming College. I am currently completing my Master’s of Science at the University of Guelph. My experience includes work with Parks Canada, SeaLegacy, Tundra North Tours, Photographers Without Borders and Make-A-Wish Canada. I’m the grateful recipient of the Don Pinchin Scholarship in Honey Bee Research and Beneficial Insect Health (2023) and the Fleming College Valedictorian Outstanding Student Award (2023). I worked as Cast and Location Sound Mixer on Okpik: Little Village in the Arctic (2022), an Indigenous-directed short documentary produced for CBC that centers Inuit leadership, climate change, and cultural revitalization in the Arctic.

Outside of research, I love spending time with my dog Mazda, visiting family, being on the Land, thrifting for treasures, and continuously learning and unlearning. I strongly believe that we cannot solve the environmental crisis without building relationships with the Land and each other, recognizing that we as humans are not separate from nature.