Role on the team: Operations / Executive Support

Years working with TEDxPortsmouth: Just joined for TEDxPortsmouth 2026

What do you do when you are not working on TEDx? Outside of TEDx, I enjoy staying active, whether hiking New Hampshire’s trails, hitting the gym, or practicing tennis; getting lost in a good book, writing my own stories, and exploring new places through travel!

Favorite TED Talk ever: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story. It’s a talk I return from time to time because it shows how limiting one perspective can be. A reminder that our identities are always richer and more complex than a single narrative, and that diverse voices are essential for understanding the world.

“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete.”

Favorite part of TEDxPortsmouth: My favorite part is witnessing the moment ideas take roots, and seeing how a single talk can inspire curiosity, conversation, and change!

If you could see any historical figure (living or dead) give a TED Talk, who would it be and what would they talk about? I believe Marie Curie would give an inspiring TED Talk on perseverance, curiosity, and breaking barriers in science, encouraging a mindset of relentless exploration!