2019 Bush School Ambassador's Council Photo

Personality

Meyers-Briggs: INTJ

Enneagram: 8w9

StrengthsQuest Top 5

Strategic
Achiever
Context
Learner
Intellection

Fedler's Learning Style

Active (1)
Sensing (1)
Visual (11)
Global (3)

Me standing on the Speaker's Balcony at the Capitol

A Girl from West Texas

I was born and raised in Abilene, Texas by public servants. My parents are humble, dedicated, and hard working. As a young girl I watched my mom hold public office, run campaigns, and champion change. I watched my dad inspire others to learn and teach generations what it means to be an American. I had the privilege to not only learn from my parents but watch them serve our community together while serving each other. My dream is to have a career in public service for the United States of America. A calling and a country I have admired since I was a little girl.

I chose Texas A&M University for the core values it boldly represents and upholds - excellence, integrity, leadership, loyalty, respect, and selfless service. I decided to continue my education in Aggieland at The Bush School of Government and Public Service because of it's emphasis on public service and the values of service embodied by President George H.W. Bush. The Bush School allowed me many unique opportunities and the flexibility in the program gave me the chance to tailor my degree. However, the best part about attending the Bush School was the people. The people at the Bush School, and in Aggieland, serve one another in a honorable and humble way. There your 'why' matters.

my time in aggieland

In May 2017 I graduated magna cum laude from Texas A&M University and was honored to give the commencement address at graduation. I received my Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning with an emphasis in Housing, Economic & Urban Development. As a junior I was awarded the LAUP Department Award. As a senior I was named an Undergraduate Research Scholar and my published work earned first place in my division at A&M Student Research Week. In 2016 I completed an eight month internship with the Gossman Group, based in Ohio, working on the revitalization of historic downtowns in the United States.

In 2019 I graduated from The Bush School of Government and Public Service with a Master of Public Service and Administration. My track was Public Management with concentrations in National Security Policy and in Global Terrorism & US Military Strategy. Furthermore, I completed a Graduate Certificate in Public Management, a Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security, the Dean's Leadership Certificate and was awarded the Bush School Medal of Excellence. I served as an Ambassador on the Bush School Ambassador's Council, as a Bush Board Fellow, and as a member of the Bush School Dean's Strategic Planning Committee for Vision, Missions, & Goals.

While at the Bush School I served as the Graduate Research Assistant at both the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy and at the Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy on the Resilience Network Planning Project with the National Science Foundation. During the Summer of 2018 I interned in the United States House of Representatives in the Office of Congressman Will Hurd.

While at the Bush School I was a member of a capstone team working for the Texas Attorney General on research pertaining to domestic minor sex trafficking and undertook a directed study on the US-Mexico border. In 2018 I was a United States team member at the NASPAA-Batten Global Health Security Games in Pandemic Preparedness, a Texas A&M team member in the Next Great Influenza Pandemic Simulation, and a presenter and panelist for 'The Next Generation' Panel at the 2018 Pandemic Policy Summit. In 2019 I was a United States team member for the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Global Security Migration Simulation.

Lessons from Aggieland

During my junior year at Texas A&M one of my professors described the difference in being an Aggie is that we do not just know what we are doing but why we are doing it. He spoke of the importance of knowing your motives and that true character and achievement are not found in our resumes but in how we treat those around us. He handed us each a card with five questions on it. Questions to ask ourselves about our heart or our motives behind the things we are doing. He reminded us that our legacy is not in our work but in our character. He challenged us to see the answers to these questions as the true measurements of achievement in our lives.

The questions were:

Am I leaving this world a better place?
Am I behaving ethically toward everyone around me?
Am I a good role model for my family and friends?
Am I placing the spiritual and the moral above the material?
Am I always striving for excellence?

I carry the card he gave us daily.

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