I am a first-year MBA student at Cornell Johnson's School of Business, class of 2024.

I earned my undergrad degree from Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN in 2009. I received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. Following graduation, I commissioned as an officer in the Marine Corps and spent 12 years working in intelligence and recruiting. I completed multiple graduate-level schools while in the Marine Corps.

Throughout my time in the Marine Corps, I spent countless hours teaching and mentoring both peers and subordinates in lessons pertaining to leadership, management, finances, intelligence, recruiting, human relations, and physical fitness. In 2012, while deployed on a ship, I taught undergraduate economics as an adjunct professor for Park University. Some of my most rewarding moments in my career were times when I was able to sit one-on-one, or with small groups, and teach my Marines valuable lessons in leadership and life skills. During the 2021/2022 school year I homeschooled my two children (2nd grade and pre-k). Teaching them, and teaching other young children in our homeschool co-op, has been a joy and has broadened my desire to teach young children in elementary-level math, history, and English.