Why did you come to this planet?
Life is amazing. Getting to be alive is an incredible opportunity. I came here to experience and reflect the absolute beauty I see in other humans and in all that surrounds us!

Tell me how your mind works.
I’m an optimist and an optimizer—everywhere I look, I see connections to be made and processes to be refined, and I do these things wearing all of my different professional hats. Primarily I’m a General Contractor with expertise in large scale construction management. I’ve overseen hotel developments in Kauai, Puerto Rico and in numerous U.S. states but I’ve also managed the construction of high end custom residential homes. I keep track of everything needed in these projects gracefully and efficiently, and there’s something incredibly satisfying about seeing it all come together.

One-on-one professional organizing is a particular love of mine. It’s so fun to walk into a client’s space and be able to see what needs to happen for them to feel so much happier living and working there. The before and after pictures really just make it for me!

I also work and volunteer at outreach organizations. I’ve done event, workshop, and summer camp organization for Girls Go Digital!, a technology program to provide opportunities for girls ages 8 to 18 to learn more about computers, basic circuits, soldering and programming. I also work with Youth Making A Difference, a nonprofit working with young people in Salt Lake to teach leadership skills while fundraising for them to go to India for two weeks of service work. I love languages, and I’m fluent in Mandarin, Japanese, and Spanish. I dabble in French Sign Language, Nepali, Swahili, Hindi, and Greek.

Burning Man 2024, my first time on the playa, was my greatest nightmare. I’m an organizer, an optimizer, and I NEED everything to be clean and neat and labeled. Night one I had a gigantic panic attack—I was convinced I’d brought way too many things, and that the dust was going to ruin everything permanently, and that coming to this event had been the biggest mistake of my life. I learned so much about friendship and trust and love that night, as my campmates gracefully held space for me to process all my emotions and come back to my center.

The next day my mind had shifted. I saw so much beauty, and I was blown away by all the planning and effort I know that it took to bring it all to the playa. I was amazed at the relinquishment of control I saw as people let their art be affected by the dust, the weather, and other participants. I could not stop thanking everyone I met—I was like a kid in awe. I got permission to take so many photos of so many beautiful, wonderful, hard-core, hilarious and badass people, and I made connections that I know will last a lifetime. I cannot wait to go back next year.