Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, I completed my undergraduate degree at Cornell University before taking a gap year to gain hands-on experience in animal care. During that time, I worked as both an animal care technician at a local shelter and a veterinary assistant, deepening my passion for clinical work and animal welfare. I’m now a third-year veterinary student pursuing a career in small animal and exotic animal medicine, with plans to complete a small animal rotating internship and behavior residency. Outside of veterinary medicine, I enjoy hiking, exploring natural areas, and caring for my multiple freshwater aquariums.

• Hill's Student Representative

  Veterinary · Hill's Pet Nutrition

  Jan 2023 – Jan 2025

• Clinical Ambassador

  Veterinary · Hill's Pet Nutrition

  Jan 2025 – Present

• Veterinary Assistant

  Veterinary · Cayuga Pet Hospital

  Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

• Animal Care Technician

  Veterinary · Tompkins County SPCA

  Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

• Advocacy
• Volunteering
• Philanthropy
• Entrepreneurship

• Research Assistant

  Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine · Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences

  2024 – Present

  Research topic:

  Clonidine as a PVP in dogs visiting the vet

• Student Investigator

  Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine · Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences

  2024 – Present

  Research topic:

  Pheromone influence on physiological and behavioral indicators of stress in dogs

• Co-PI

  Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine · Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences

  2025 – Present

  Research topic:

  Feline House Soiling Prevalence in South Korea

• Veterinary Assistant/Scribe

  Volunteering · Ithaca Street Dog Coalition

  2024 – 2024

  Mission:

  Serve as a veterinary assistant at local clinics servicing Ithaca’s homeless and low-income community members by managing patient intake, discharge, and assisting with exams.

• Teaching Assistant

  Volunteering · Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine

  2024 – 2024

  Mission:

  Supported the 8-week course “Behavior Problems of Small Animals” by answering student questions about course content and logistics, hosted office hours, and prepared and delivered a class lecture

• President

  Volunteering · American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior - Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine

  2023 – Present

  Mission:

  Act as chairperson of the programming committee and schedule speakers, programs, and facilities for officer meetings and other club activities

• Director

  Volunteering · Southside Healthy Pet Clinic

  2023 – 2024

  Mission:

  Helped manage twice-monthly, student-run wellness clinics providing affordable, high-quality veterinary care for low-income residents of Tompkins County with all proceeds supporting Ithaca’s Southside Community Center

• Director

  Volunteering · Spay Day - Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine

  2024 – 2025

  Mission:

  Planned 6th annual Spay Day from vendor outreach to grant writing to client registration and student volunteer training to successfully spay/neuter, recover, and send home 50 locally owned cats

• Veterinary Assistant

  Volunteering · Trumansburg Veterinary Clinic

  2023 – Present

  Mission:

  My mission was to support the veterinarian and the rural clientele during appointments.