About Me

Growing up my family instilled in me the importance of education and being a mentor to others. Having a grandmother, who was an educator in secondary and higher education for over thirty years, provided a framework for my family and me to naturally be educators. However, being an educator appeared to be a career for everyone in my family expect me. My gift was not the ability to educate others but being a vessel for those who were unable to fully communicate for themselves. Interestingly, I would not grasp this gift until my senior year in high school.

In high school I was afforded the opportunity to mentor young ladies in local schools and within my church. My compassion and investment within them allowed me to be a voice and advocate for these young ladies. Reaching my junior year of high school, I believed that my career path was psychology. However, the thought of majoring in communication did not occur until I volunteered with various events in the City of Mobile that catered to displaying the beauty, history, and creativity of my home town. Every other weekend I signed up to volunteer at events because of the publicity and creativity placed into these events. Soon I learned that these events were planned under the direction of the communication’s office for the City of Mobile. After doing research, I understood the responsibilities and dynamics of this department. They were responsible for communicating with the public certain ideas, events, and thoughts regarding the City of Mobile. I soon understood that these tasks were a part of a career called public relations.

Since the I beginning of my undergraduate career in Fall 2008, I have been determined to leave an impact in each activity that I take part in. As the current Student Government Association Undergraduate President, I believe my impact will be long term and extends beyond the community of the university. Through different campaigns and initiatives, the Student Government has shown the power and voice when students come together to accomplish a goal. Having two internships within the industry of educational public relations, I found myself interest being redirected to being an educator. Eventually, I fell in love with the thought of helping to change the state of education through public relations. Now I can fully grasp why I have been so invested in the state of education and how I could help to improve education for the future until now.

Celine Dixon’s quote "I'm not in competition with anyone but myself. My goal is to beat my last performance" summarizes my passion for wanting to be chosen as a student in Jacque Reid’s Internship Project class. This class will provide opportunities for me to increase my performance and drive in order to learn how I can be a greater voice for education. Each year I set a goal. The year 2012 presents me with an opportunity to emerge everything I have learned thus far into to a position where I can continue to help others and take ownership of my gifts and capabilities. .

My post graduate goal is to join Teach for America so that I can be a dream supporter for those who have lost sight of their goal because of circumstances and influence of environment. Students in low-income areas are a part of a community where a great achievement gap is present and dreams are often deferred rather than accomplished. Joining Teach for America gives me the opportunity to invest in providing an excellent, interactive, and life changing education for students who need it the most. I have asked myself, “Where do I fit in this revolution for education equity?” The answer to that is right in the middle. I was granted the chance to attend schools in nice areas, parents with college degrees, and teachers who left a major impact in and outside of the classroom. Therefore, I find myself in the middle of this revolution for education equity because what kind of leader would I be if I did not help to mold and guide the future leaders in areas that are often overlooked.