-Honors College & Cum Laude graduate in Psychology & Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia, the nation's leading Journalism institute (2012)

-Current graduate student at Kansas State University, seeking a Master's Degree in Marriage & Family Therapy (2015)

-Prior occupation, 3 years: Copywriter/editor & Project Coordinator in Boston, MA (with a focus on Product/Packaging/Marketing copy)

-Prior occupation, 4 years: A Way with Words & Numbers Tutoring ProgramExtensive experience working with ELL community and at-risk children