Born in Kingston, Jamaica, I moved to Miami with my family when I was 6 to take advantage of all that America had to offer. I grew up in Miami Gardens and was a 1st generation college student, graduating from Florida State University with a degree in International Affairs and a minor in Black Studies. For most of my adult years, I worked in Corporate America in the hospitality industry. In 2006, I left Ritz-Carlton Hotels International to start my own business and ran a dance company for 5 years. In the fall of 2010, I heard a speech that President Obama was giving in which he talked about the state of public education in America. My interest peaked, and I began doing research, only to find out that the statistics, particularly those of black and brown kids in public school, were dismal. Soon after, I applied and was accepted to the Teach For America program and was placed at Miami Norland Senior High in the fall of 2011. After 3 years of teaching reading and English, I was finally blessed with the opportunity to teach my true passion, African American History. My goal was simple, to show my students WHY history matters, WHY they matter, and WHY education is the way for them to actualize their dreams.

I believe that true equity in education will only happen when The United States is able to reckon with its past, acknowledge the wrongs that were done, and finally uphold the promises it made to all of its citizens over 200 years ago through its foundational document and pledges for a true democracy.

I was one of the 4 finalists out of 18,000 teachers in Miami Dade for the Miami Dade Teacher of the Year 2022-2023, and I am currently on sabbatical obtaining my masters in Instructional Systems and Learning Technology from Florida State University with plans to graduate in the Summer of 2024. Last October, I traveled with the Community Justice Project to Geneva, Switzerland to testify in front of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights at the United Nations during its review of the United States Human Rights contract. I spoke directly to the ICC on the ways in which I believe the state of Florida is infringing upon the freedom of expression of their citizens, in particular teachers who teach African American History. I continue to speak up and advocate that teachers have the ability to teach the truth, no matter how uncomfortable those truths may be.