She holds her Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Otis College, and a BA in both Creative Writing and Art History from UC Riverside. She is the founder of the Los Angles Poet Society, Writers' Row: Downtown Los Angeles' Official Written Art Showcase, and Soapbox Poets which is a collaborative group of artists delivering their work to the masses. She promotes 100 Thousand Poets for Change with founders Michael Rothenberg and Terri Carrion.She teaches Poetry at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center for CPITS (California Poets in the Schools).