To be able to teach and mentor a population of students that have historically been overlooked and underrepresented and need my help and guidance in mentorship, athletics or academic classes.

I am here to serve students, who have gone through COVID-19 and a global awakening of racial issues that continue to impact our students of color and our lower socio-economic students. Prior to the pandemic and as an experienced teacher, I have seen the variability and inconsistencies of mental health and social-emotional learning as well as the overwhelming Eurocentric lens that Humanities has been taught in schools. My goal is teach and guide students about the intersections and nuances of our world and for them to learn about themselves and the world around them in the process.

As a teacher of Psychology, I interweave psychological concepts in all of my lessons because it is in everything that we do as humans.

I want each student to leave their sessions with a better understanding of the content and themselves. Most of my students and athletes will tell you that I have high expectations for them but I do it with love and, most importantly, because they deserve it.

“…One silver lining of this global crisis may be that schools and policymakers can no longer ignore students’ mental health, some experts say. ‘The pandemic is definitely going to be a game changer’ says Weissberg. ‘The question now is, what kind of game are we going to change it to?’”

-Roger Weissberg, PHD, University of Illinois at Chicago. (2020). Safeguarding Student Mental Health. Monitor on Psychology, 51 (6), 48-49.

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