I AM DEEPLY COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, STORYTELLING, AND BUILDING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS THROUGH SERVICE AND COLLABORATION. IN 2024, I WAS HONORED TO BE NAMED TO THE PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL’S 40 UNDER 40 CLASS, RECOGNIZING MY DEDICATION TO LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY IMPACT. I AM A CO-FOUNDER OF THE MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS ARIZONA COALITION AND CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE BOARDS OF BOTH MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF ARIZONA AND GET PHOENIX, AN ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS.
THROUGHOUT MY CAREER, I’VE BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT UPLIFTING THE VOICES OF OTHERS AND CREATING LASTING IMPACT. WHILE IN WYOMING, I HELPED LAUNCH THE STATE’S FIRST WEDNESDAY’S CHILD ADOPTION SEGMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WENDY’S AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY SERVICES TO HELP CHILDREN FIND PERMANENT, LOVING HOMES. I ALSO FOUNDED THE “GOBBLE GOBBLE GIVE” HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE AT KTWO IN 2013 AND WAS PROUD TO BE NAMED THE CASPER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S EMERGING LEADER OF THE YEAR IN 2015. MY COMMUNITY WORK CONTINUED IN KANSAS, WHERE I SERVED FOR THREE YEARS ON THE GREATER TOPEKA PARTNERSHIP’S FORGE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS LEADERSHIP BOARD, CHAIRING THE HEALTH INITIATIVE COMMITTEE. IN 2017, I WAS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION’S "BETTER-U PROGRAM" TO PROMOTE HEART HEALTH AMONG WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY.
FROM LAUNCHING PROGRAMS TO SERVING ON BOARDS, I THRIVE ON WORKING WITH PEOPLE, IMMERSING MYSELF IN CAUSES THAT MATTER, AND AMPLIFYING STORIES THAT INSPIRE CHANGE.
