Upcoming Events:
- Panelist at NCTE Convention, “Off the Screen, Onto the Page: Innovative Ways Educators and Authors Use Community Engagement to Inspire Imagination and Keep Students Reading.” (Featuring Dr. Desirée W. Cueto, Katie Jasper, Victoria Piontek, Mae Respicio, and Kelly Yang) Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 2026
- Faculty at Big Sur Children’s Writers Workshop, CA, 2027
Previous Events:
- Author Host for Cynthia Leitich Smith, Tucson Festival of Books, Tucson, AZ, 2026
- Faculty at Big Sur Children’s Writers Workshop, CA, 2026
- Author Discussion Moderator, Tui Sutherland, Tucson Festival of Books, Tucson, AZ, 2025
- Author Representative, Latinx Kidlit Book Festival at the AZ English Association Conference, Tucson, AZ, 2025
- Guest Author, MLK Day of Giving at THA School, AZ, 2025
- Guest Author, St. Michael’s School for Love of Reading Week, AZ, 2022 & 2025
- Instructor at UA Poetry Center, 4-week course on Picture Book Writing, AZ, 2019
- Guest Author, Tucson Hebrew Academy for Love of Reading Week, AZ, 2019
- Guest Author, Mountain View Elementary School, Waddel, AZ 2017
- Contributing Author, Harmony Magazine launch, UA College of Medicine Tucson, AZ, 2016
- Guest Author, River Ridge Elementary, Patch Grove, WI, 2015
- Guest Author, Twin Peaks Elementary Literacy & Author Night, Twin Peaks, AZ 2015
- Guest Author, Hughes Elementary School, Tucson, AZ, 2014
- Guest Author, Anshei School, Tucson, AZ, 2014
- Guest Author, BASIS Elementary, Oro Valley, AZ, 2014
- Co-Coordinator & Panelist for “Life After an MFA”, Hollins University, Roanoke, VA 2014
- Guest Author, Cambridge Academy, Mesa, AZ, 2014
- Guest Author, Copper Creek Elementary, Oro Valley, AZ, 2014
- Guest Author, Ventana Vista Elementary School, Tucson, AZ, 2014
- Guest Author, Eagle Point Elementary School, DeForest, WI, 2014
- Guest Author, Windsor Elementary School, Windsor, WI, 2014
- Guest Author, Morrisonville Elementary School, DeForest, WI, 2014
- Guest Author, Yahara Elementary School, DeForest, WI, 2014
- Guest Author, Canyon View Elementary School, Oro Valley, AZ, 2014
- Guest Author, Scholastic Bookfair Teacher Training, Tucson, AZ, 2013
- Guest Author, Scholastic Bookfairs midyear Teacher Event, Madison, WI, 2013
- Author Participant, Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association (WEMTA) Conference Author Fair, Madison, WI, 2013
- Guest Author, Twin Peaks Elementary Literacy and Fine Arts Night, Marana, AZ, 2013
- Author Panelist, “Ties That Bind: Caring Animal Relationships,” Tucson Festival of Books, 2013
- Guest Author, Copper Creek Elementary, Oro Valley, AZ 2013 (Class Visits and Author Night)
- Guest Author, Painted Sky Elementary, Oro Valley, AZ, 2013 (Class Visits and Author Night)
- Guest Author, Kennedy Elementary School, Madison, WI, 2013
- Guest Author, Scholastic Bookfairs midyear Teacher Event, Tucson, AZ, 2012
- Guest Author, Presidio School, Tucson, AZ, 2012
- Guest Author, Sam Hughes Elementary, Tucson, AZ 2012
