When I was a classroom teacher, some of my favorite moments were pulling aside a student during independent work — or staying after school with the ones who needed a little extra help — and watching something click: the student who had been struggling to express an idea in English suddenly finding the words, or the reluctant writer turning in a personal narrative they were visibly proud of. But with 30+ students and limited time before and after school, those moments were hard to create consistently. 1:1 coaching lets me make that kind of personalized support the entire focus of my work with a student.

I've always loved writing and found it came naturally to me — and from early on, I was the person friends turned to when they needed help with an essay. But organization was a different story. I struggled with it for a long time, not because I lacked the ability, but because the systems everyone else seemed to use never clicked for me. It took a lot of experimenting, failing, and trying again before I found something that actually worked — and I wish I'd found it sooner. That experience shapes how I show up for every student I coach.

I work with students on writing, college essays, and executive function, but the thread running through all of it is the same: I genuinely believe every student is smart and capable. They just need someone who will take the time to find an approach that works for them.

Before founding Revision Learning and The Revision Coach, I taught English with the Fulbright Program in Colombia, earned my Ed.M. from Harvard, taught for several years, and then worked in ed tech. I continue to teach in the summers at Brown and NYU.