A St. Louis, Missouri native, I'm a nine year veteran in the world of collegiate marketing. I began my career at my alma mater, Northwest Missouri State University, as an athletics marketing & promotions intern in 2005. After ten short months, I was hired as Director of Marketing, Promotions & Licensing. I am currently the Assistant AD of Marketing an Game Experience at Northern Illinois University. I have facilitated for the NCAA, graduated from the NCAA Leadership Institute, and was a member of the inaugural class of the Learfield Sports Minority Academy. My Master's is in Athletic Administration and I have a Bachelor's in Psychology. I apsire to become an Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs at a Division I institution. I love working in athletics administration because "from the outside looking in, you could never understand it. From the inside looking out, you could never explain it".