How I Got Here

Not many ten year olds expect to spend their fifth grade year in a Japanese public school...I know I sure didn't!  So naturally when my Dad told me that I would have my eleventh birthday in a Japanese public school, I was pretty upset.  However, I ended up loving my time in Japan and looking back on that experience I believe it gave me the ability to adapt to any situation and think on my feet.

Japanese Public School

After the year abroad, I came home and went back to middle and high school in Virginia.  I threw myself into soccer and school, and next thing I knew I was graduating high school and heading up to Cornell University to play soccer.  I was ecstatic to start this new journey, but within a month of being at college I had a knee injury that sidelined my competitive soccer career.  I had to reevaluate myself, and take a hard look at what I wanted out of my college experience.  

I had always loved music, and found that Georgetown University had a new program in American Musical Culture.  I decided that it was time to pivot and refocus my goal to music, and after my Freshman year at Cornell, I transferred to Georgetown.  

I had an incredible experience at Georgetown, and upon graduation I thought about trying to pursue a career in music.  However, as I explored the industry I realized I was equally drawn to the business side as I was to the performance side.  As a creative and curious problem solver, I knew it was time to pivot once again, so I set out to learn as much about business as I could--which is why I couldn't be happier to be part of Master's of Business Analysis Program at Catholic University!