Work: Artist. Sole proprietor of True Mood Studio in Brookline, MA. Fine/communication art. 

Values: faith, security (economic, food, health, environmental, personal, community, political), knowledge, social, gratitude

Education: M.A. in Advertising (2015), B.A., American Studies (2010), The University of Texas at Austin. Harvard Extension School Visual Arts Graduate certificate (2025). Pursuing Harvard Extension School Religion and Society Certificate and Massachusetts College of Art and Design Studio Arts certificate.

Personal: born/raised in Memphis, TN. I've lived in Washington, DC; Austin, TX (15 yrs); Atlanta, GA; and Boston, MA. I like to travel, especially to Maine, Florida, and Colorado. 

I'm a member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians (one-eighth), ninth-generation Tennesseean, and an Eagle Scout. I survived home invasion assault on November 5, 2019, in Austin, TX. I like news and entertainment, playing guitar, and volunteering at Brookline Food Pantry and Brookline Senior Center.