As both a performing artist and academic achiever, I feel very fortunate to be able to use my intellectual gifts to lend my voice, both on- and off-stage, to the artistic community. I currently serve as the Distinguished Young Woman of Baldwin County and the Vice Chair of the Spanish Fort Junior City Council, and I am extremely proud to have led the effort in my hometown to establish our first community based performing arts non-profit. As a vocalist and actor who has grown up in an area that serves as the largest feeder pattern to the NFL, I understand the unique frustration felt by (and desperate need for) performing artists. Creative and performing arts are a vital component of society, and my goal is to obtain an education from an institution that provides me with both the academic and musical credibility to bring them to communities in need.