I am a researcher, clinician and advocate with a passion for supporting individuals with PPA & PPAOS and FTD, and their families. I aim to bridge gaps in care by promoting equity, dismantling linguistic hierarchies, and creating a compassionate, inclusive community for all languagers and languaging practices. Over the last seven years I have had the rare privilege of working closely with many individuals living with PPA & PPAOS and FTD, and their loved ones. I've been fortunate to receive advanced training in clinical practice and research focusing on these conditions and I am continuously overwhelmed with gratitude for the opportunity to play some small part in this community. It is these human-to-human experiences, not the clinical or scientistic ones, that have come to profoundly shape my understanding of connection, existence and humanity. I aim to approach my communication coaching, scientific endeavors and community service work with this lens, in service of a future with better awareness, access and care for all individuals touched by these conditions.