Growing up at the end of a dirt road in rural Maine, Addie loved to lie in a hay field and wonder about the lives and cultures of other people throughout the world. Years later, while seeking asylum for a victim of torture in Uganda in her first immigration case, Addie solidified her desire to work toward a world where all people can have a life as blessed has happy as hers has been.

Addie is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder where she double majored in international affairs and political science and minored in the pursuit of fresh powder runs. She then spent six years working in private practice immigration law in Cincinnati and Boston, where she managed cases of asylum seekers, trafficked and battered persons, permanent residency, citizenship, consular processing, and waivers of inadmissibility due to HIV, fraud, unlawful U.S. presence, or criminal histories. This experience led Addie to pursue a graduate degree in International Relations at The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University. She graduated in 2008 after focusing on Leadership and Human Security Studies. During this time, she also worked on the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee's Darfur awareness and advocacy campaign, as well with the Microfinance Department of the International Institute of Boston.

Addie volunteers on the town of Medford's Human Rights Committee, loves to travel (and thinks there is a difference between a trip and a vacation), enjoys employing her blossoming carpentry skills by updating her apartment, and is a devoted friend and daughter.

What do you like to do on the weekends?
If it's summer, you'll find me hanging out in Maine swimming, hiking, sailing, biking, hogging the hammock, and showing guests how to eat a lobster. In the winter, I love to ski and explore everything Boston has to offer.

If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?
The world needs more compassion and a desire to understand those who might differ from us.

What three things are on your bucket list?
An African safari
Heliskiing—downhill skiing that is accessed by a helicopter, not a ski lift
Starring in a Broadway musical