If you've found your way here, someone has probably already told you "No." A school that won't budge. A letter calling your child's therapy "not medically necessary."

I'm the person who reads every page, finds what they missed, and refuses to let a "no" go unchallenged.

What I do

I take on insurance companies when they deny a child the care they need, and I stand beside parents and guardians at the IEP table. I prepare for both like it's my own child sitting across that table, because the difference between a child getting what they're owed and getting overlooked is usually one person who refuses to let it go. I built this work to be that person for your family.

I've done this when it counted

When my own family was hit with a complex insurance denial, I refused to accept it. I dug into the records, found what the insurer had overlooked, and wrote a thirty-page appeal myself. We won. That experience showed me how many parents are fighting the same battle alone, and how much it matters to have someone who knows how to build the case. No parent should have to choose between fighting the system and being present for their child.

Relentless detail is my sharpest tool

My degree is in finance, so the dense records, the policy language, and billing details are familiar ground. I read every page, track every deadline, and I can't rest until a file is airtight. The details that overwhelm most people are the ones I lock onto. I track every document and every date for your child like it's the most important thing in the world, because for your family, it is.

Where this comes from

I want to help people. After my daughter was born, I looked hard at what I'm really good at and how I could use my skill set to help others. This is my calling.

It wasn't a random landing, either. My mother, a career special education teacher with a heart of gold, spent her life opening our home to foster youth, many of them facing serious emotional and behavioral challenges. Growing up in that house gave me a deep, intuitive empathy and the ability to put myself in anyone's shoes: the frustrated parent, the overwhelmed teacher, the child who's stopped raising their hand. It also taught me how to find the middle ground that genuinely moves a case forward.

I've also spent countless hours in special education classrooms, watching how the system treats its most vulnerable kids. It showed me how much a prepared, relentless advocate can change the outcome for a child. That's why I do this work, so no parent has to walk into that system alone.

I'm trained, and honest about my limits

I'm an advocate, not an attorney, and I'll always tell you when it's time to bring one in. My work follows the Wrightslaw framework, and I'm completing formal advocate training through COPAA. I serve families across Sacramento County and handle insurance appeals statewide.

Warm, prepared, and relentless. That's the whole job, and I'm good at it.