I received my Bachelor’s degree in Advertising/ Public Relations from the University of Central Florida and worked for six years in marketing for a large medical group with practices throughout Orlando. After some time in that position, I began gravitating more toward nonprofit work and philanthropy, fundraising, coordinating events and serving as a volunteer supervisor for The American Heart Association. A service year contract with AmeriCorps brought me out West to manage a $20,000 grant in Yosemite National Park, working with small farmers in the Central Valley. After that incredible year, I decided to shift focus, enrolling at Cal State Long Beach for my Masters in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management. In the past two years, I’ve put my professional and educational experience to work at UCLA, supervising communications and marketing strategy for The Ashe Center, managing the annual flu fair events, and maintaining Ashe Center’s on-campus presence for our students.

I’m interested in the VP of Outreach position for Staff Assembly because I’d like to continue to grow professionally, to collaborate with folks from various departments across campus and learn their stories, and also to serve our Bruin community in new and exciting ways. I’m always interested in new ways to become involved at UCLA because I believe it makes me better at the work I do, ultimately.

As Vice President, Outreach, my goals are:

To make a contribution to the Staff Assembly, while hopefully inspiring other folks to become involved and active as well. I’m relatively new to UCLA but I have a tremendous passion for outreach and the work that we do for our students at UCLA