I have been a practicing social worker and clinician since 2007 and have been involved in various community-based programs in the Philadelphia metro area. In the last decade, I have overseen HIV prevention programs for gay/bisexual men, developed and enhanced recovery-resilience programming for a network of federally qualified health centers, and continue to be involved in community organizing on issues related to social justice. Currently, I teach a wide range of graduate courses that invite an intersectional approach to social work practice at Columbia University and West Chester University. I am the founder and director of Mango Tree Counseling & Consulting, a group mental heath practice that provides mental wellness and care to Asian & Pacific Islanders as well as offering innovative behavioral health support to Queer BIPOC folx.

I am deeply honored to be doing this work and to be in a community with caring and compassionate colleagues and beautiful resilient community members