HERSTORY
New England Roots
I grew up in New England, with strong Franco-American and Polish roots. The rhythms and textures of this region teach you early on that seasons change, nothing stays, and that the work of staying grounded and hopeful is ongoing. I learned the importance of community, and that without strong circles, no one gets through a long winter. My upbringing gave me many things I'm proud of, but two things stand out: the trusting, open-heartedness of a kind neighbor, along with the determination and grit of a cold-weather woman.
Formal Education
My academic life led me through Women & Gender Studies (BA) and Leadership (MA) — two disciplines that, at first glance, seem unrelated to the particularities of running an inn or managing a IT project... but they're not. My university education taught me to read systems — social, organizational, human — and to ask whose needs are being served, and whose aren't. They gave me a language for the kind of leadership I believe in and try to emulate: leadership that makes room, shares power, and sees diversity of backgrounds and perspectives as a strength.
Over the Years
Over fifteen years of creative work — designing, performing, composing, writing — woven through a professional life that has spanned hospitality, technology, property management, and animal care — has made me certain of one thing: versatility is not the absence of depth. It is strength, with range.
The same care and attention it takes to compose a piece of music, read an astrological birth chart, or design a wardrobe is the same care and attention it takes to manage a property, lead a technology team through uncertainty, or help a CEO get organized.
I am driven by freedom — the freedom to follow what genuinely interests me, to change direction when the work calls for it, and to bring my full self into every collaboration.
The Journey Continues
I am still learning. I am still making things — music, stories, scripts, ideas, websites where people feel at ease. I am still tracing my family's story through international archives.
Most importantly: I no longer think of this as restlessness. I think of it as fidelity to the belief that life is like the process of writing, almost always in draft.
