As an educator, land steward, and certified permaculture designer, I'm committed to helping diverse communities connect with Nana Echeri — our Mother Earth — through land-based initiatives, programs, and workshops. I come from generations of farmers, ranchers, and orchard growers, and this living earth-centered heritage continues to guide my relationship with land, food, and community stewardship.

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My journey includes K–12 teaching, research on student voice and culturally responsive pedagogy, curriculum design, adult mentoring, and coordination of holistic health and college prep programs. I’ve presented at international conferences and universities on transformative pedagogy and co-authored Freirean Echoes: Scholars and Practitioners Dialogue on Critical Ideas in Education, exploring how to cultivate hope and critical awareness in learning spaces.

 

My land-based practice includes hands-on work in arboretums and CSA farms, as well as ongoing work in watershed management, soil restoration, and revegetation in Sandoval County, New Mexico. I have developed land-based career pathways and applied learning programs that connect ecological stewardship with workforce preparation, and I am currently leading the development of a statewide K–12 land-based curriculum grounded in place-based, regenerative, and community-centered principles.

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Today, I bring these strands together through land-based curriculum and applied programming centered on hands-on stewardship, reciprocity, and ecosystem resilience. If you or your organization are interested in permaculture, watershed management, soil health, desert agriculture, or land-based education programs, I welcome the opportunity to connect and collaborate.