My journey to architecture is the road less traveled. The path I am on may not always make sense in the present. However, once zoomed out, my legacy and mission begin to come together. After high school, I did not want to go to college; instead, I wanted to go to beauty school. My granny was against this, and my grandfather advocated for me to go, and from there I had to make a deal. After finishing beauty school, I was to enroll in college. I became an aesthetician and worked for Benefit Cosmetics inside Ulta while attending Arizona State University to get a bachelor's degree in Tourism Development & Management. 

While owning a business, I became interested in social entrepreneurship. I developed a program, Girls Confidence Camp, which my granny assisted me with and participated in for the first year. The following year, my granny passed away. During this period, I had acquired my grandparents' house and gutted it completely. I was receiving my first taste of architecture with the complete layout design of my salon, and now with my own home.

I am currently deeply involved in nonprofit work, and this research is bringing my two passions together. I represent a program that helps girls from rural areas in southern Arizona, particularly those from low-income, Black, and Brown families. My program is on the cusp of opening a facility for our organization. The research I am doing is not only helpful to my academics, but will be utilized when talking to investors.