Rory (she/her) is a double alumna of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she earned her Master of Social Work degree in 2022. She has nearly two decades of experience working in various social service roles in Dane County. Her experience spans the life cycle. Rory worked in early childhood education to support new parents/caregivers, childcare professionals, and kinship foster parents. Rory is an AmeriCorps alumna. Rory recently interned with Middleton Youth Center to support middle school youth through recreation, mentorship, and tutoring. She has helped numerous parents and children by providing support understanding the Individual Education Plan (IEP) process. Rory is experienced working with neurodiverse clients of all ages.

Rory has extensive experience navigating housing for clients, especially those with complex housing histories and those who have experienced recent periods of homelessness. Rory prides herself on bringing enthusiasm and skill to the housing search to help clients navigate their housing future. Rory spent 10 years working at a local domestic violence agency to provide options to those experiencing intimate partner violence and believes peace begins at home. Rory's extensive experience in domestic violence treatment informs her ability to provide trauma-informed care and understand the complex nature of clients who are currently living through physical, verbal, and/or emotional abuse or the aftermath. Rory has also worked in cancer support for those experiencing a cancer diagnosis and their support network. 

Rory strongly supports the LGBTQA+ community. Rory believes in holding clients in high positive regard and accepting all emotions clients experience without judgment or attempting to suppress them.

Rory received her Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) training in 2024 and is now taking clients looking for this modality of therapy.