I was born at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore.

I spent my first years being raised in Aberdeen by my mother, grandparents, and extended family. I lived on Washington St. and James Ave. in Aberdeen, and went to George D. Lisby Elementary School at Hillsdale from Kindergarten until 2nd grade, and remember playing Tee Ball. I remember a trip we took to the Aberdeen Room, where I was surrounded by rich history and learned a lot about my own family and how long we had been in the area.

I was moved to East Prospect, Pennsylvania, with my mother and lived there for the next five and a half years. I always came back to Aberdeen to visit my grandparents and my aunts, uncles, and cousins. We vacationed almost every year together in Ocean City, Maryland.

Later, my family would move out to Perryman, and I stayed out there on the outskirts of town for a few years before moving back into the city, where I live today.

My roots as an Aberdeen Baker run deep. I recently found out that my ancestor, Nicholas Baker, came over on a ship in the 1700s and settled in the area. He stole a pair of women’s shoes from a shop in London and was shipped across the Atlantic.

The Bakers were landowners, farmers, and canners by trade. They would go on to serve their community as lawyers, bankers, politicians, teachers, and more. My grandfather, Chuck Baker, was a beloved school teacher who taught shop and band here in town. I’m happy to follow in his footsteps.

I was 13 and in 8th grade when my mother started struggling with addiction. Life at home was getting rough, so I reached out to my Aberdeen family for support. It was decided it would be better for me to return home. I’ve seen firsthand from a young age how addiction can cause pain and tear families apart.

I was enrolled at Aberdeen Middle School about halfway through my 8th-grade year, and with the support of my family and some good teachers, I was able to start feeling like a kid again.

I spent all four years attending Aberdeen High School and graduated class of 2012. While there, I made some great friendships and had some wonderful teachers. I participated in Drama Club for 2 years, performing in several plays and being one of the MCs at the school talent show my senior year. I told myself back then that I wanted to be a performer. I even attended my first protest when my school had a walk-out event in support of our Principal, Tom Szerensits, who was being replaced.

I would go on to Harford Community College, taking courses there on and off over the next 4 years while working part-time jobs. I originally studied Theater and performed in a few plays, but I would change my major to History. It was always my best subject in school. I got my Associate’s Degree in 2016.

While I was in college, I faced some delays. In September of 2014, my family lost our house after my uncle went to jail for a DUI and subsequent car accident. I tried to strike it out on my own, but ended up crashing from couch to couch, losing my job, and eventually my car when it broke down. I really hit an all-time low. I had nothing.

It took some time to get back on my feet. My family got a new house and invited me home to move in. I borrowed a car to drive back and forth to work and relied on rides when I could. It wasn’t until I was gifted an old car by a relative that I was able to stabilize. I worked in restaurants for years throughout my college days.

It was during this time of my life that I had my first real political awakening with the 2016 Presidential Election. I knew what it was like to struggle. While I was barely scraping by with some serious help, I saw how lavishly other people were living, and I started asking tough questions. Why was the world like this? Were the super-rich working that much harder than me? It started shaping my politics in a deep understanding that everyday folks like you and me were not getting a fair shake.

After HCC, I went to Towson University in 2018 and graduated in Spring of 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic, earning a Bachelor of Science in History.

In June of 2020, I attended the BlackLivesMatter protest in Bel Air, and it felt good to be a part of something and to stand up for something. I knew I wanted to get more involved.

I would find the most fruitful employment of my young life as a long-term substitute for Harford County Public Schools a few months later. My first job was working for a few months at Churchville Elementary School, and I learned a lot, and I appreciate how at home the students and staff there made me feel.

In 2021-2022, I worked as an ESSER Substitute at Edgewood High School, and to this day, it was my favorite school that I worked in. I loved the students and staff I got to meet ad work with there.

I continued in 2022-2023, working as a long-term sub and ESSER Substitute at Riverside Elementary School, learning first-hand about the challenges in working with special education students, and how rewarding it can be.

In Fall of 2021, I started a graduate program online at American Public University studying Public Policy. I have been gradually taking classes over time and am nearing completion of my program in early 2026.

Since starting there, I have consistently made the Dean’s List each semester I have been enrolled, and am a part of the Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society.

Starting in August 2023, I began working as an Assistant Teacher at the Arrow Center for Education in Belcamp working with students with emotional and learning disabilities. I was voted Employee of the Month in June of that year by my peers for my hard work and stepping above my station for my students.

Within a year, I accepted a position as a salaried Special Education Teacher. Currently, I teach social studies classes to middle and high school students. There are few better feelings at my job then when I get to see my students either walk across the graduation stage, or when it is determined they are ready to return to our public school system. I’m so proud of all of the students I’ve had the pleasure to work with so far.

I have attended the Hands Off Rally in April in Bel Air, and donated to the food drive organized at the event. It is refreshing to see so many people organizing and standing up for what they believe is right.

In Summer of 2025, I went canvassing around the city of Aberdeen to hear about the issues that are most pressing to citizens. I went on to join Harford County Democratic Central Committee to help remain politically engaged and help serve my community.

In August, I met with the Community Partners for Harford County Public Schools and got to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing our public school system today like the recent battles over book banning and the ongoing fight to control the Board of Education.

Now that I have launched my campaign, I am attending major events in District E and throughout the County, reaching out to my neighbors, and building relationships with leaders in the community in hopes to better prepare me to serve.

I am going to graduate with a Master’s in Public Policy in 2026.

I am going to knock on hundreds, if not thousands of doors in this District.

I am going to volunteer my time, energy, and ideas to serve my community.

I will support other candidates with good ideas that have Harford’s best interests at heart.

I will run a strong race as a first-time political candidate with a campaign funded from small-dollar donations in order to support Harford County residents and make this county a place to be proud of because We. Deserve. Better.