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Having spent my youth in Kenya as the daughter of Salvation Army Officers, I have always been passionate about community, culture, and working toward social justice. After witnessing first-hand the nation’s political violence of 2007, I determined that I would dedicate my life to using both education and the performing arts as means of promoting positive societal change and achieving social justice. It was clear to me that the turbulence of those difficult days was largely due to the absence of a safe and effective forum in which Kenyans could voice their concerns and express political opinions. Theater can provide such a forum, especially in Africa where storytelling has been and continues to be a deeply respected means of communication. Since witnessing the potential of theater as a young girl, I have consistently sought to expand my understanding of the ways in which education and the dramatic arts can work hand-in-hand to educate populations and promote peaceful dialogue around the world. 

In addition to receiving my secondary education in both Kenya and the United Kingdom, I have traveled to thirty countries and either studied or taught in sixteen. Within the last four years, I have carried out many projects using performance techniques within workshop settings to explore a number of social, economic, and cultural issues within a wide variety of contexts. As reflected on my curriculum vitae, these issues have included female identity among homeless women in Seattle, governmental barriers faced by immigrants to the United Kingdom, school bullying in Japan, the formation of personal and national identity in South Korea, the role of women in India, and human trafficking in the United Arab Emirates. 

After attaining my MA in International Educational Policy at Columbia University, Teacher's College, I hope to return to Kenya in order to help develop the country’s formal and non-formal educational resources, particularly along the Sudanese and Somali borders.

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