“Don’t aim too high because black women are not represented in the tech industry”, my Dad told me when I was sixteen. I was told I was only filling a diversity quota and I should study something easier. In 2013, the United Nations did a campaign to show the discriminatory ways women are regarded. The Google search results were, “Women should: stay at home, be slaves, be in the kitchen” and more. I was shaken to my core when I learned what the autosuggestions were when you typed in the words “black girls”. These discoveries reinforced the harsh advice from my dad and made me believe that having an IT career was impossible. I knew I had to do something about this issue. Women and minorities are immensely impacted by the biases of AI when it comes to job opportunities, and more. This is a global problem but became a personal problem for me when my grandfather passed away from COVID-19 earlier this year. I want to research and develop unbiased technology for those suffering from underlying health conditions from the elderly population to underserved minorities. However, I have no income and over fifty thousand dollars in student debt. My family can’t afford to be in another financial bind. If I don’t win this scholarship I won’t be able to go back to school. This scholarship will go towards my tuition and help me to honoor my family’s sacrifices.

• Website Designer

  Graphic Design · Freelance Website Designer

  Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

• Sales Representative

  Consumer Goods · Vector Marketing

  Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

• Undergraduate Admissions Representative

  Higher Education · Creighton University

  Jan 2017 – Jan 2020

• Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator

  Higher Education · Creighton University

  Jan 2019 – Jan 2020

• Computer Networking Intern

  Entertainment · Sirius XM

  Jan 2019 – Jan 2019

• Software Engineering

  Computer Software · Insurance

  Jan 2020 – Jan 2021

• Advocacy
• Volunteering
• Philanthropy
• Entrepreneurship

• Dancing

  Varsity · 1 award

  2013 – 2015

  Awards:

  Most Admired Dancer of the Day, All-Star-Ribbon, Super Showmanship

• Intern

  Creighton University Research and Development RadLab · Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

  2019 – 2020

  Research topic:

  Photogrammetry and Virtual Reality

• 2 year member

  Wylie Pirate Pacesseters · Dance

  2013 – 2015

  Productions:

  Spring Show

• Collin College Chapter Executive Vice President

  Volunteering · The National Society of Collegiate Scholars

  2016 – 2017

  Mission:

  NSCS's mission is to honor high-achieving students and inspire them to live and lead with integrity.

• National Leadership Council Member

  Volunteering · The National Society of College Scholars

  2017 – 2019

  Mission:

  NSCS's mission is to honor high-achieving students and inspire them to live and lead with integrity.

• Board of Reps--Diversity & Inclusion Committee Chair

  Advocacy · Creighton Students' Union

  2018 – 2019

  Mission:

  CSU exists to represent and serve the student community of Creighton University

• Conference Committee Chair

  Advocacy · Connect at Creighton Conference

  2019 – 2020

  Mission:

  To connect students of color and alumni of color

• Board of Representative

  Advocacy · Student Government

  2017 – 2020

  Mission:

  CSU exists to represent and serve the student community of Creighton University

• Children's Ministry

  Volunteering · CityLight Church

  2019 – 2020

  Mission:

  The values that drive Citylight Church are a commitment to reveling in God’s act of reaching down to us in the gospel and responding by reaching up, in, and out.

• Putting Boxes in Cars

  Volunteering · Minnie's Food Pantry

  2021 – Present

  Mission:

  To feed our hungry friends