This nominee is a United States Air Force veteran who served as an all-source intelligence analyst under Don't Ask, Don't Tell while surviving military sexual trauma. After six years of honorable service, she built one of the most impactful careers in LGBTQ military advocacy in the country.
As CEO of the Modern Military Association of America, the nation's largest nonprofit serving LGBTQ service members and veterans, she testified before the U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and contributed to federal policy frameworks shaping transgender military service. She consulted on diversity, equity, and inclusion for the U.S. Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Justice, and major institutions including Uber, HBO Max, NBCComcast, Hilton, and Capgemini.
She served as a founding board member of Partners in PROMISE and as Executive Producer of the short film Red Skies. She was a featured speaker at the HRC Time to Thrive Conference and has been recognized by Profiles in Pride and HealthyWomen's Ready, Healthy and Able initiative for her public advocacy as a queer MST survivor.
Her academic credentials include dual master's degrees from Arizona State University and The Ohio State University, a diversity and inclusion certificate from Cornell University, and a PMP certification.
Following her nonprofit leadership role, she earned her South Carolina real estate license and was selected to serve on the Realtors Housing Opportunities Fund with the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors, extending her lifelong commitment to access and equity into housing policy.
She has been featured in national media, invited to the White House, and recognized across sectors for leadership that consistently centers people over position. Her record reflects not a single chapter of service, but an unbroken commitment to it.
