Miranda is from New Haven, Connecticut. After following their wife to Princeton and Virginia Theological Seminaries they settled in Mt Lebanon in 2026. After majoring in Adventure Education and Sustainable Agriculture at Green Mountain College, Miranda chose to pursue Education as a career path. Starting in Environmental Education, Miranda did a fellowship at an Environmental Learning Center in Lanesboro, Minnesota. During the pandemic, Miranda pivoted to becoming a preschool teacher, which they did for 4 years, in Connecticut and New Jersey. After deciding on a career change, Miranda chose to go back to school at The College of New Jersey’s online Masters program for Management and Organizations, where they fell in love with nonprofit work.
Miranda enjoys all kinds of crafting, wandering around museums, and being outside, especially with their wife, the Rev. Jane Russomano-Esmonde, a Deacon in Diocese of Pittsburgh serving at St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon. Miranda also enjoys reading (mostly fiction) and writing when the spirit moves them.