I am a Spokane native woman of color, who recently graduated with a master's degree in social work from Eastern Washington University. My bachelor's degree was also from Eastern, in social work with a minor in political science. I am passionate about social justice and systemic issues within my community. I believe that in order for individuals to be successful, systems have to be in place to facilitate and support growth and success. Shortly before graduation, I became employed at the Carl Maxey Center to do census outreach and have recently transitioned to Black-owned business outreach. My work with the Carl Maxey Center, in combination with my learning and personal experience around race, has given me a bowed understanding of racism in the greater Spokane area.
I am a Black woman born in North Idaho and transplanted to Spokane before I can even remember. I graduated from Lewis and Clark to attend both SCC and SFCC. I continued my education at Eastern where I earned my Bachelor’s of Social work and a year later my Master’s of Social Work. I have been able to grow with Spokane and I intend to push the city to grow and be more welcoming to people who look like me and those who look different from me. I have a passion for helping the African American community and was delighted to find others in Spokane excited and ready to do the same work. I met Sandy in my bachelor's program and decided that I wanted to work for her and the lovely board at the Carl Maxey Center when I graduated. I am happy to say that I have been working for the Carl Maxey Center for a little over a year and love every minute of it.
Website: https://www.carlmaxeycenter.org
