LOUISIANA
2007
LOUISIANA
2007
I double-degreed at Louisiana Tech University, in journalism and graphic design, with dreams of working in New York’s magazine industry. (Sad, late nights on newspaper staff were the norm.)
MANHATTAN
2008, 2009
MANHATTAN
2008, 2009
After two summers interning in New York’s magazine industry—though I did get to meet this favorite musician, I decided the City wasn’t for me and instead began to pursue something cross-cultural.
WESTERN CHINA
2010
WESTERN CHINA
2010
Right before graduation, I spent a summer in western China, practicing Mandarin and learning to spark conversations with the region’s ethnic minorities about their cultural identity.
BEIJING
2010
BEIJING
2010
(I also discovered my fear of heights, while atop the Great Wall—gulp!)
PRINCETON
2011
PRINCETON
2011
During my stint in marketing for an ESL school, I fell in love with UX design while developing landing pages and critiquing wireframes for a student app. (I also learned New Jersey is very proud of Rita’s Italian Ice.)
HOUSTON
2012
HOUSTON
2012
I had the privilege of volunteering (with a pretty epic group of people) for A 2nd Cup, a nonprofit coffee shop in Houston that raises funds and awareness to stop human trafficking.
HAITI
2012
HAITI
2012
In a staffing pinch, work sent me to Port-au-Prince as a faux-professional photographer on last-minute assignment. This, my favorite photo I captured, miraculously ended up in a magazine.
ZIMBABWE
2014
ZIMBABWE
2014
The most transformative trip I’ve ever taken—in more ways than one—was to Zimbabwe where I befriended people doing incredible development work every day.
TO BE DETERMINED
2017
TO BE DETERMINED
2017
Now, my boyfriend and I are amassing a house full of rescued shelter animals, while I connect with other Houstonians who are equally passionate about UX.