Journalist. Educator. Leader.

Presidential Fellow and first-year doctoral student in the University of Virginia’s Department of French who is interested in researching minimalism in 20th and 21st century French literature, as well as the cultural impacts and phenomena associated with contemporary Queer movements. Effective and efficient communicator committed to furthering accuracy, transparency, and visibility at all levels through express leadership knowledge. Dedicated storyteller and truth finder. 

My professional experiences span a variety of fields including content strategy, freelance journalism, and museum collections. Most recently, I was a 2024-2025 Fellow for the Fulbright Program, where I served as an English Teaching Assistant in Montpellier, France. In Montpellier, I worked at a lycée professionnel, where I developed a deeper multicultural understanding of the French school system and improved my skills in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).