What we do matters
Being part of a community is a responsibility.
I believe in being actively involved in making a difference through service, volunteerism, leadership, advocacy, donations, and simply scattering kindness like confetti.
When personally deciding to do business with someone, I look beyond the services they offer—i’m interested in their values. Are they a small business? How do they engage with the community? Do they embrace diversity? These insights tell me about the heart of the business - its character.
As the owner of this small business, i want to share the ways i strive to make a positive impact, both personally and professionally, in the communities we serve.
Updated Dec 2024
Service
I serve on several boards and committees including The Pride Chamber Orlando, The STEM Gift Drive, The Senior Chef Showdown, and the Winter Park 55+ Resource Expo.
Volunteering
From opportunities to volunteer at events & at charities in the community to running the annual Warmies & Food Drive for Orlando Distaff Day, i love finding ways to make some small difference.
Leadership / Activism
I'm part of national efforts to support inclusive deathcare practices and authored a workbook to assist with reflecting on how identity informs deathcare decisions and experience.
Current Volunteer Service
Board Member, The Pride Chamber
Director, Pride Chamber RED Program (Referral Exchange & Development Groups)
Founder & CEO (Chief Elf Organizer), STEM Gift Drive
Board Member, Senior Chef Showdown (seasonal service)
Planning Committee Member, 55+ Resource Expo (seasonal service)
Founder & Coordinator, Warmies Project & Food Drive for Orlando Distaff Day (seasonal service)
Accomplishments
- Secured a $2,500 grant supporting the 2025 grief & loss support group hosted by The Center
- Authored a workbook to assist people of diverse identities in exploring how their identity may inform their deathcare decisions and their experience of deathcare
- Served as guest speaker for several organizations, including presenting for the Orange County Commission on Aging on consumer rights regarding funeral pre-planning
- Serving with other national leaders in work on inclusive deathcare for LGBTQIA+ people as well as those of diverse RSSIs (Religious, Secular, and Spiritual Identities) and AHoSIs (Atheist, Humanist, and other Secular Identities).
- Donated STEM toys, games, and books every year since 2015 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida. Establishing a non-profit and working to expand scope and impact of the STEM Gift Drive project.
- For 9 years, ran a non-profit in Orlando for volunteerism and secular advocacy (closed 2019), offering an average of 72 service projects per year and educating non-profits about inclusion for secular and minority religious clients, staff, donors, and volunteers.