About Me

I began my publishing career in 2016 at YesYes Books, where I started as an intern and went on to become Managing Editor, working with manuscript acquisitions, event planning, website design and publicity for YesYes Books’ list of authors including Justin Phillip Reed, Danez Smith, and Shelley Wong, among many others. I joined JVNLA in 2021, assisting Agency President Jennifer Weltz and working with authors such as Carl Safina and Emily Ruth Verona while building a list in adult literary and upmarket fiction, narrative non-fiction, essays, and poetry.

I approach agenting with a love for language and voice, and a sensitive editorial eye. I like to dive deep into an author’s work, offering comprehensive editorial guidance that centers the author’s unique, personal vision, ushering that vision into the world with close support through submission, publication, and beyond.

I grew up in Austin, TX. I got my B.A. in English at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR, and received an M.A. from New York University in English and American Literature, where I studied with professors such as Fred Moten, Robert JC Young, and Jini Kim Watson.