I was born in Iowa in a town of 400 and have been climbing the population ladder ever since. Based in Minneapolis, I am a queer theater maker creating work at the intersection of art and social change. In 2004, Aamera Siddiqui & I co-founded Exposed Brick Theatre, and  we have been co-creating theater spaces that center belonging and access for the past 21 years. I have had the privilege of directing many of Aamera Siddiqui’s world premieres including LOG KYA KAHENGE, FREEDOM DAZE & CLOTH. Other directing credits include REVERSAL by Akiko and THE FIELD OF THREE HORIZONS by Skye Reddy (with Aamera Siddiqui) for Pillsbury House + Theatre’s Naked Stages program.

I have completed the Level 2 Consent Forward Artist Training through the Intimacy Directors & Choreographers, and additional training through Theatrical Intimacy Education. I have worked as the Intimacy Director for productions at Phipps Center for the Arts, Pillsbury House + Theatre, South Asian Arts & Theatre House and Theatre Mu, and have led Consent & Boundary workshops for high schools throughout the Twin Cities. I am a member of Intimacy Professionals of Minnesota, a network of Minnesota-based Intimacy Directors & Coordinators.

In addition to theater, my big love is artistic (synchronized) swimming. I am a member of the Subversive Sirens, a synchronized swimming team committed to Black liberation, equity in aquatics, radical body acceptance & queer visibility.