I attended Champlain College and studied Secondary Education and Psychology. While at Champlain, I worked in the Burlington community as a mentor to elementary and high school students through several local organizations, including the King Street Center. When not at school, I spent my free time working as a floater in a local preschool, eventually accepting a job as head teacher in one of their classrooms. I worked at the preschool for 5+ years, implementing my undergraduate studies and engaging in hands-on learning, before joining the afterschool program at Champlain Elementary School and now Edmunds Middle School.