Towards the end of my time in undergrad I found myself feeling adrift. Though I loved the coursework in both programs I chose to pursue, I no longer felt that the professional theatre world was where I wanted to end up and I wasn't sure that potential employers would see the same value that I did in my degrees. Almost all of my professional experience to this point had been in education, mostly working with preK-12, which I absolutely adored, but after my summer internship in Seattle, I was no longer certain that I wanted to teach full-time. Thankfully, on a whim, I decided to apply for a job as a tour guide and administrative assistant in the VCUarts admissions office. Through my work in this position, I discovered the possibilities of the world of higher education. As my final semester got started, I began the lengthy process of searching for my first full-time job with the goal of further exploring the job possibilities in higher education.

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Then, in March 2020 our world changed forever due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I was incredibly fortunate to sign an offer letter for my current position as Administrative Assistant in the Philosophy Department just one week before VCU went into a hiring freeze. I  began the position in a "work from home" arrangement, and, after a few weeks of work, decided that I wasn't quite done with school and could handle doing both. I knew that if I wanted to continue to work in higher education I would eventually need an advanced degree, so, I began to look at programs at the VCU School of Education. As soon as I came across the MEd in Educational Leadership with a concentration in Leadership Studies program I knew that it was the one for me. The Leadership Studies concentration offers great flexibility for student specialization which allowed me to really explore and narrow in on my particular area of interest: accessibility (especially through a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens) in higher education. A complete course list from my graduate work is included below, as well as several writing samples - please feel free to reach out using the "contact" tab with any questions you may have!