Things You Might Like Knowing

• I’m from small-town Eastern Oregon, and have lived in Idaho, Utah, China, Japan, Mexico and (briefly!) Estonia.

• I was raised with 9 siblings.

• We all grew up mud-fighting, tractor-driving and farming in my dad’s potato fields.

• I was raised Mormon, and served a mission in Japan. I’m also Jewish on my mother’s side.

• I left the Mormon church, a process that took over a decade.

• My supervisors are Susie Snyder, LCSW and Wendy Pitts, LCSW.

• I dropped out of grad school the first time around, then returned and completed my MSW in 2010 at Portland State.

• I started supervising in 2015 and currently supervise about 60+ people in this practice.

• I’ve worked at the Portland VA since 2009.

• I’m queer, and use she/they pronouns.

• I love piano, writing, poetry, soccer, crossfit, embroidery, business (I also own Lloyd Collective), and indie-pop music.

• My sisters are my best friends, but if they weren’t, I’d say it’s my golden retriever Annie.