Cassandra (she/her) heads into her fourth year as a multicultural Pacific Indigenous doctoral candidate in Education, Equity, and Transformation. She emerges from the endearing and honorable “military brat” subculture, which grants a nomadic lifestyle, exposing her to various cultures, communities, and regions across the country. At a young age, Cassandra’s interest in STEM education influenced her pursuit of a B.S. in Geosciences with a minor in Spanish, an M.S. in Technology with an emphasis in Construction Management, and attending a trade school for certification focusing on Construction Technology and Residential Construction. Cassandra’s scholarship centers on the fusion of science, art, and culture through transformative learning and teaching practices, Indigenization, allyship in educational partnerships, innovative and holistic/well-being curriculum designs, emotionally intelligent and positive leadership, and effective and culturally responsive faculty development. Following her North Star Dr. Daniel Birmingham in STEM Education, Cassandra hopes to elevate hyper-invisible voices and redefine science spaces to increase accessibility in STEM participation. As an Indigenous student, Cassandra understands well the many challenges of feeling hyper-invisible, the first advanced degree holder, well-being struggles, and more in the academic environment.  These experiences instilled a passion for serving students to achieve their dreams without erasing who they are and who they wish to be. Cassandra dances in tap, modern, and cultural genres, along with enjoying carpentry/upholstery, writing poetry, exploring the outdoors, barbequing, and traveling. Cassandra wishes to express gratitude to her committee (Dr. Sue Doe, Dr. Diana Chen, Dr. James Folkestad), family, friends, allies, mentors, community members, colleagues, various CSU staff, and educators for supporting her to dream unapologetically.