I grew up in a rural area of Hawaii with a multicultural family. Together we moved to Washington when I started my undergraduate education at the University of Washington School of Public Health. After undergrad I joined AmeriCorps and spent a year working at a community health center in Seattle specializing in the care of our homeless neighbors. I also worked as a women’s advocate at an emergency homeless shelter in downtown Seattle. These experiences solidified my drive to provide high quality comprehensive primary care to underserved patients, particularly those struggling with mental health or substance abuse problems. After my AmeriCorp service finished, I returned to UW for medical school where I worked on several community organizing and advocacy projects to promote health equity in the Seattle area. I am thrilled to be starting at Swedish and can’t wait to meet my patients and learn from their unique life experiences! I am specifically interested in women’s health, family planning and mental health. In my free time I love exploring the outdoors and rock climbing with my partner Karl. I am a big time crafter and my apartment is usually covered in bits of construction paper and glitter.