I am from the small town of Nashville, N.C. and went to a small, private high school in Rocky Mount.  In high school, I played basketball and soccer and was president of my class for two years.  I also tutored a middle school student for three years.  As time passed, I watched him develop and improve academically and I became inspired by his perseverance and his positive attitude.  I realized then that I wanted to make a difference in not just one child’s life, but in the lives of many students.

My time at Carolina has been all that I had hoped for it to be and more.  I am a middle grades education major, a Teaching Fellows scholar and an entrepreneurship minor.  Additionally, I am president of the Collegiate Middle Level Association, an organization for future middle school teachers.  As president of CMLA, I have had the opportunity to be involved in the School of Education on many different levels, including fundraisers, recruitment opportunities and other SOE-related events. 

I always knew I wanted to attend UNC-Chapel Hill.  There was just no other place I wanted to go to college.  From dorm life to new and old friends, student groups to exciting sporting events, I will always hold Carolina close to my heart.