About Me

... the rest, skill, in madness, to be ourselves...

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I am a systems thinker who plays in both the tech and biotech spaces and thrives on sinking her fingers into complex problems. My background includes learning development, biotechnology, software and engineering, emergency response, communications, and program management. I have supported product releases, written code, built robots and art cars, managed and worked with volunteers, and responded with Search and Rescue.

SWAT Robotics

In May 2025, I graduated with a Master's in Biotechnology from Harvard's Extension School. My degree focused on both the business (startup structure, business and IP law, regulatory aspects of drug development, biomedical product development) and science (CRISPR, stem cells and regenerative biology, rna, epigenetics, immunology and gut microbiology, nanobiotechnology, bioinformatics) aspects of biotechnology.

Harvard Graduation May 2025

In my free time, I train in taijiquan, aerials, and CrossFit, voraciously learn new skills, and enjoy high-strategy board games.

Single Whip at the Forbidden City, China Trip 2024

I also recently joined the Board of Directors of SoundBio Lab, a nonprofit biology makerspace that provides community members with access to lab equipment, workspace, and an opportunity to explore their interests in science.

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