Enrollment Contact:
office.thetreehouse@gmail.com 

Address:
16575 SE Webster Rd, Milwaukie, OR 97267

I'm honored to be a member of The Treehouse community and to share my curiosity, playfulness, and love of the outdoors with our young learners. Children easily remind us how powerful a simple sense of wonder can be, and I cherish the role of nurturing their innate desire to learn and connect with the world around them.

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I've been in outdoor education since 2019, following a career in environmental advocacy and nonprofit communications. Before I became an educator, I also studied herbal medicine in both Washington D.C. and Portland, OR. My first teaching experience involved leading a plant-inspired movement and dance workshop, and I still enjoy combining my passion for music and dance with my reverence for plants, animals, and all our more-than-human relatives. I love that The Treehouse incorporates singing and storytelling into its curriculum, immersed in a literal and metaphorical garden of discovery.

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I came to The Treehouse after three years of teaching at Wildwood Nature School, and outdoor preschool in Portland with a child-led, inquiry-based, nature-inspired curriculum. Previously, I coordinated the Trackers Earth Art of Nature after school program for K-2 students, and I've taught art, dance, and nature connection class for Oregon Episcopal School. All of these experiences have deepened my love of outdoor education as well as my capacity to support young children as they navigate new life skills and curiosities.

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Outside of teaching, I'm a forever student and love learning new things (whether it's weaving, math, or bachata dancing). I'm an active member of the Native Plant Society and a volunteer for local beaver and bumblebee surveys. You can also find me mindfully birding, moon-gazing, or going on intuitive wanders throughout the Pacific Northwest.