Bio in bullets

• Born: October 21, 1988 in Greensboro, North Carolina

• Presently: Living in East Nashville, Tennessee

• College: Columbia University, Bachelor of Arts, English & Comparative Literature

• More College: Lipscomb University, Master of Education

• Titles:

  • Vice President, Equity, Inclusion and Community at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center

  • Founder and Owner, Dissocialite Design Co.

  • Facilitator and Consultant at The Courage Collective

• Areas of expertise: economic development; early stage entrepreneurship; business strategy; supporting underrepresented startup founders; people management; diversity, equity and inclusion corporate strategy; racial and economic justice; LGBTQ+ advocacy; body liberation; neurodiversity in the workplace

• On the Personal Side:

  • 3 siblings: Chaucer, Justin and Alex

  • 1 dog: Dillard Sugarfoot

  • Proudly neurodivergent

  • Emcee of Nashville’s Hip Hop Karaoke

  • Other hobbies and interests: caring for plants, nature-bathing, traveling, listening to podcasts, keeping up with music, fashion, sustainability, politics and local governance, prison abolition