I'm a SoCal girl living in Utah with a background in Geology and guiding in the outdoors. I am currently working as a youth educator in cycling. Being able to mesh my knowledge of the Earth with my passion for being active outside on road and gravel bikes is a true delight. I share my experience and knowledge in outdoor recreation to make it less intimidating and more accessible to underrepresented folks.

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Main cycling discipline

Road and Gravel

Favorite Liv bike?

Liv Devote

How did you get into cycling?

I started riding at 4 years old, but I didn't ride consistently. It wasn't until I started commuting on a road bike in college that I got interested in riding more for the adventure and socializing with friends.

Why is the Black Foxes' mission important to you?

I grew up with little desire to venture outdoors primarily because my Black elders found it unsafe and unlikely for Black folks. I want to share my experiences and guidance in cycling so that future generations of BIPOC will see our participation in the outdoors as normal and essential to our well-being.

Where is your favorite place to ride?

Santa Barbara, California roads and Southern Utah groads

Podcast or music? What’s on your playlist?

For a long drive, I'm listening to podcasts like RadioLab and Risk! because I love an awe-inspiring, edgy story. For a short drive, I'm listening to easy-going sounds by Tycho and Khruangbin, or turning up to Cactus Jack and the Get Turnt playlist on Spotify.

If you could choose any person to ride with, living or not living, who would it be and why?

I would ride with Harriet Tubman because she would obviously be a force for BIPOC in the sport and I have a feeling she could scout some killer routes.

What would you say to someone just getting into cycling to encourage them?

Don't allow the mainstream cycling culture to intimidate you or dictate what makes you a "cyclist." Wear what you're comfortable in. Go your own pace. Ride in whatever way makes you feel free and empowered.

Do you have a favorite tip to share?

Nutrition is key! Hydrate before you're thirsty and eat before you're hungry.

Words you live by

To Be a Rock and Not to Roll.