Angela was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer at 33 and then Stage IV/metastatic breast cancer at 37. She will never forget the moment she stumbled across Wildfire. Even though it was the middle of the day, the room was dark and still. Sun peeked through the edges of the blinds landing on her 15-month-old son’s tufts of baby hair. As he slept in her arms, she read the stories of young women facing the same challenges she was. The explosion in her heart signified long-awaited recognition that turned into life-affirming community in the months that followed.

Angela is an avid reader, a closet-cross-stitcher, and a fervent writer. She was a teacher and school leader for 11 years and is now devoted to amplifying voices that have been historically suppressed in the world of publishing. In addition to copyediting the beautiful Wildfire Magazine, she is an Associate Editor for Yellow Arrow Publishing, and her creative nonfiction writing has been published in Open Minds Quarterly, You Might Need To Hear This, and Press Pause. She is also proud to serve on the board of The Pink Boat Regatta — a local sailboat race and community dedicated to raising money for breast cancer research.

Angela lives in Tacoma, Washington, with her husband and their two hilarious, sometimes demanding, roommates aged six and ten.