I can recognize aquarium-flavored Softsoap anywhere. My first memories of Softsoap trace back to the Jacksonville Nemours Hospital, where my brother was being treated for Clubfoot. I spent countless hours in waiting rooms before kindergarten. I watched physicians roam around, emitting the Softsoap aroma while establishing trust with their patients. Physicians provided my family with additional healing built upon compassion & understanding. Not yet able to ride a bike, I recognized something special. As president of my school’s Red Cross club, I initiated an awareness campaign, sharing stories of youth & infographics to my school’s RC club page & hosting a Mapathon where my team mapped hundreds of buildings, enabling Saharan African communities to more efficiently receive humanitarian aid. The Softsoap redolence followed me as STEMout CEO. After building a team & website & connecting with local administrators & labs, I conducted experiments & science activities at local underfunded primary schools to increase minority participation in STEM. Through these experiences, I recognized that my work was built upon the same tenets of compassionate care that I associated with healthcare. The aroma that doctors radiate I no longer associate with qualities that fascinate me from afar but rather values that are now my own—values of compassionate care that inform how I can continue to broaden my repertoire of interacting with others through understanding & service. Who knew that hand soap would be an impetus for the journey that lies ahead as I pursue a career in medicine?

• Advocacy
• Volunteering
• Philanthropy
• Entrepreneurship

• Soccer

  Club

  2016 – 2021

• Soccer

  Varsity · 7 awards

  2018 – 2022

  Awards:

  2019–District All-Big Bend Honorable Mention Award, 2020–Starred in Tallahassee Democrat Article for Contribution to Highschool Record Game Wins in (16 goals & 9 assists in 7 games), 2020–District Girls Soccer All-Big Bend Honorable Mention Award , 2020–Most Offensive Rickards High School Soccer Player Award, 2021–District Girls Soccer All-Big Bend First Team Selection Award , 2022- District All-Big Bend Athlete of the Week Nomination , 2022-Best All Around Rickards High School Soccer Player Award

• Research Assistant

  FSU Biomedical Research Facility · Neurobiology and Neurosciences

  2020 – 2021

  Research topic:

  Exploring connections between neural activity and perceptions/behavoir

• Practicing to become an improved cellist and to possess an outlet of creativity

  Independent · Music

  2015 – Present

• Chief Executive Officer

  Advocacy · STEMout (stemout.org)

  2021 – Present

  Mission:

  Promoting minority youth participation in STEM areas

• Lead Creative/Social Media Director

  Advocacy · Generation Z Media

  2020 – 2021

  Mission:

  Organization that addresses community issues through media production

• Dancer/Morale Chair

  Volunteering · Miracle Network Dance Marathon

  2019 – 2022

  Mission:

  student-led initiative which aims to raise funds for children in need of specialized pediatric medical care that is otherwise not available to them locally

• President of my Highschool Red Cross Club/North Florida Youth Action Board Member

  Volunteering · American Red Cross

  2020 – 2021

  Mission:

  Is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers that provides relief to victims of disaster