I’m a writer, storyteller, cultural strategist, accessibility advocate (and proud fangirl.) I’ve spent my career chasing the intersections of culture, creativity, disability, and identity, with a particular obsession for amplifying disabled and neurodivergent voices that too often get sidelined. My work spans zines, essays, music, cultural criticism, podcasts, and communications, all threaded together by a love for first-person stories, pop culture, and DIY aesthetics.

I co-founded The Learned Fangirl from 2008 to 2020, a frequently cited website that spotlighted voices in fandom, technology, and online culture, especially those pushing back against who is “supposed” to be seen as a fan, critic, or creator. My writing and essays have appeared in The Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Reader, Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture, Uncanny Magazine, Prism, Time Out, and Paste. I’ve worked for JSTOR Daily, Citizen Engagement Lab, and other organizations, and I currently serve as Program Director at Disability Culture Lab, where I run the Disability Rising Fellowship Program supporting disabled creatives.

As the founder of Wild Ramp Publishing, I’ve helped create a home for voices that are quirky, curious, and unapologetically joyful—particularly disabled storytellers. From zine microgrants to series like Act Your Age, I build platforms for people to tell their stories on their own terms: whether that means geeking out over fandom, exploring late-life or nontraditional creative paths, or giving new life to overlooked narratives.

Accessibility isn’t an afterthought for me—it’s central. Over the course of my 20-plus years in communications, journalism, and digital media, I’ve built a recognized body of work at the crossroads of culture, accessibility, pop culture, and narrative strategy, with a deep commitment to disabled and neurodivergent audiences. I’m a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) through the International Association of Accessibility Professionals.

I’ve held significant fellowships and leadership roles, including as a 2024 Emerge Fellow at the Longmore Institute on Disability; a 2020 Leadership Institute Fellow with Disability Lead; a member of the 2021 Borealis Philanthropy Disability Inclusion Fund Grantmaking Committee; and a member of the Fulbright Specialist Roster from 2023–2026. I was also named one of Crain’s Chicago Business’s “Notable Black Leaders” for 2024.

I’ve shared insights at conferences like the Experience Music Project Pop Conference and MIT’s Media in Transition, and have been interviewed on Chicago Public Radio, WGN Radio, and KPCC in Southern California.

Whether I’m writing about fandom, disability, neurodivergence, or creativity, I bring curiosity, humor, and a love of the unexpected to everything I do. I’m here to help disabled and neurodivergent creatives tell their stories, disrupt norms, and ensure that every voice—especially those too often ignored—gets its chance to be heard.