About me

I am incredibly patient, direct, warm, funny, silly, serious, and caring. I am the oldest of four; I grew up in a boisterous household in southern Vermont with no television and many acres of woods to play in. I was the ringleader, the excursion-planner, the sibling who would corral her siblings (and often their friends) into making plays, going on treasure hunts, or having a dance party (mom’s copy of Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk was a favorite).

It is my belief that creativity is one of the greatest gifts we are given as humans on this planet. I also believe that our culture places far too little importance on this “sense of wonder” we are all born with. As a childcare provider, I aim to nurture and honor the creative spirit of every child. I support Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences and want to be involved with types of childcare that support and encourage inquiry based learning, the outdoors, imaginative play, communication skills, and peaceful conflict resolution. My favorite parenting books include “The Science of Parenting” and “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk.”

My experience with children has varied from working as an after school aide for 4th-8th graders in a Montessori-style elementary school, to working as a teacher in an infant and toddler daycare center for low-income families, nannying for families with twins, toddler-age children, and multiple siblings, mentoring 6-12 year olds at a bucolic poetry/art summer camp, and touring the US and Europe as a nanny for a band with an infant.

I’m currently enrolled in a low-residency undergraduate program that allows students to design their own curriculum. I’m studying dreams and dreamwork from critical, creative, and cultural perspectives. Incorporating dreamwork into my creative process, my goal is to find a way into the healing arts using dreamwork as a tool for creativity and self-change. If creativity is one of our greatest gifts as a species, I believe dreams are the nighttime equivalent—and I feel strongly called to work as a steward for the creative minds of our world’s next generation, both in my childcare work and in the future as a healer.