I recently graduated from the University of Maine with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics with Honors. For the past few years, I have been increasingly interested in how policy and administration can positively affect different communities. At University of Maine, I served as the Student Representative to the University of Maine System Board of Trustees, as well as other leadership positions that allowed me to work with higher education leaders in the State of Maine. Working alongside them to influence education policy and help to continuously improve the state of higher education in Maine led me to realize I have an extreme passion for policy. I have also been blessed to serve on the National Council and Executive Committee of the Society of Physics Students and get to better understand the inner workings of a large educational institution like SPS and AIP. Along with my military career, I have come to understand that working to develop and improve policy, particularly science, education, and health policy, is something I want to interweave throughout my career. I am so honored to be an AIP Mather Policy Intern this summer and I am looking forward to broadening my perspectives on policy-making at the Federal level.

Outside of my work, I am an avid long-distance runner, art and dance enthusiast, extreme adventure junkie, and bookworm. I am currently in the medical school application cycle and I am hoping to pursue a career in medicine as a pediatric neurosurgeon.