President

I am originally from Galena, Illinois and moved to Colorado in 2012 to pursue my undergraduate degree in education. I immediately fell in love with the mountains, snow, and outdoor scenery. Colorado has always felt like home to me.  I currently work as a Division Clinical Education Operations Supervisor for HCA Healthcare/HealthONE. My partner and I bought our first house in May 2021 in Aurora where we currently reside with our dog Tilly. I have a degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Language Arts. I am currently pursuing my Masters in Instructional Design and Technology at Walden University. In my free time, I love to snowboard, hike, play with my dog, eat, go camping, run, shop at goodwill, and hang out with my friends.

I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease in 2018, but I had a long, hard, and grueling battle with finding a diagnosis for my symptoms throughout my life. It took a handful of visits to an emergency room to finally receive a referral to Gastroenterologist of the Rockies. As a result, they immediately diagnosed me with Celiac Disease. I have been Gluten Free since. In addition, I’m also intolerant to corn. The early days were extremely tough for me as I was working a stressful job on top of being diagnosed and I didn’t know anyone with Celiac Disease. Luckily, my partner was very supportive and I found guidance with a nutritionist and dietician that helped me navigate this new lifestyle. As a result, In 2020, I started the group Celiac Collective of Denver Metro (previously known as Celiac Sisters of Denver Metro) to meet other people around the Denver Metro area with Celiac Disease. Creating this group has not only been life changing for me, but for many others within our community. I have met some amazing people and great friends since I started this group. I am happy to see so many people lean on one another for support along with providing advice and guidance to newly diagnosed folks with gluten related disorders or with celiac disease. I joined the Denver Celiacs Board to support our gluten free community and folks that suffer or know someone who suffers from celiac disease. I know first hand, it is not easy.  Feel free to contact me for celiac safe restaurant recommendations, marketing photos for your business, or if you just want to chat! I look forward to meeting/getting to know you all and serving our community!