Currently based in and flight instructing in the PDX area.

Open to ground instruction anywhere in the US.

I grew up dreaming of becoming a pilot — my Uncle Bill, a Navy fighter pilot who flew in Korea and Vietnam, made sure of that. What took longer was believing it was possible for me. He passed when I was young, leaving behind a dream but no roadmap. For a long time, I assumed aviation wasn't for someone like me.

Turns out, I was wrong.

It took a long corporate career, a pandemic layoff, and plenty of desk-job burnout before I finally stopped waiting. Once I started, I didn't stop — certificates, ratings, endorsements, and a CFI certificate earned in 2026. By day I work at Jeppesen ForeFlight, bringing over 13 years of professional aviation industry experience and real depth in EFB training and IFR charting that most local instructors can't offer.

I'm also still very much a student myself. I'm recently earned my tailwheel endorsement and I’ve been pursuing backcountry flying, with aerobatics on the horizon. I believe you never really arrive as a pilot — you just keep adding chapters. That perspective shapes everything about how I teach.

Certificates & Ratings

• Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)

• Advanced Ground Instructor (AGI) & Instrument Ground Instructor (IGI)

• Commercial Pilot — Airplane Single Engine Land

• Instrument Rating

• 1st Class Medical

Endorsements & Proficiency

• Complex

• High-Performance

• Upset Recovery & Spin Training (Full Deflection)

Aircraft Experience

• Over 13+ aircraft types including: Cessna 172, 152, 150, Piper Arrow (PA-28R), Piper Comanche (PA-24), Taylorcraft L-2, American Champion Super Decathlon, Citabria, Cessna 177/177RG Cardinal, Piper J-5 Cub Cruiser, Van's RV-9, Kitfox, Robinson R-44

Professional Development & Awards

• Emerging Leaders Program (Harvard Business School) — Women in Aviation International, 2024

• Advanced Upset Recovery Training & Intro to Aerobatics Courses — Full Deflection Aviation, 2025

• FAA Written Exam Scholarship (90+ score), 4x Recipient — Washington Pilots Association (2023, 2024, 2025 & 2026)

• Rising Star Scholarship, 2x Recipient — The Ninety-Nines, Oregon Pines Chapter (2024 & 2026)

• Mt. Tahoma Scholarship — The Ninety-Nines, Mt. Tahoma Chapter (2024)

• The Elevate Award — Minnesota ACE Camp (2024)

Community & Professional Involvement

• Sr. Manager, Data Analytics & Governance — JeppesenForeFlight

  • IFR Blog Post on Dynamic Procedures

• Director/Fly-Out Committee, Washington Pilots Association

• Member, Rose City Women in Aviation

• Member, Columbia Cascades 99s (multiple scholarship recipient)

If you've ever wondered whether flying is for you — especially if you've looked around and not seen many people who look like you — I'd love to be the instructor who helps you find out.