Experience

Momentum Education

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder and Executive Director

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Momentum Education represents the merger of two existing non-profits--SWAG To College and One Jump. Our vision is to create a movement to ensure every student has the opportunity to reach their dreams. Our mission is to provide mentorship, after-school and summer opportunities, and scholarships to help ensure students have access to post-secondary education and employment. Momentum Education represents the merger of two existing non-profits--SWAG To College and One Jump. Our vision is to create a movement to ensure every student has the opportunity to reach their dreams. Our mission is to provide mentorship, after-school and summer opportunities, and scholarships to help ensure students have access to post-secondary education and employment.



SWAG To College

• Co-Founder

  • Jun 2015 - Jan 2020

  After learning about the incredible disparities in the student to college counselor (400:1) and the challenge this creates for low-income students, I co-founded a non-profit organization dedicated to pairing first-generation high school students with college students from the same background. The college mentors check-in with their mentee weekly to guide them through high school and the college application process. We then pair college students with young professionals in their career field to help guide them into the workforce and build social capital. Through this dual-layer mentoring, we believe we can help more students matriculate to and graduate from college and ultimately enter the workforce. Show less



One Jump

• United States
• Education Management

• Co-Founder

  • Mar 2014 - Jan 2020

  After seeing many of my students unable to access the opportunities of their higher-income peers, I co-founded a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting underserved students to transformative opportunities. We are committed to creating a mobile-compatible website that features inspirational videos to motivate students to believe college is possible and then summer opportunities to expose students to college. These programs build social capital and, research shows, increase college applications, persistence, and graduation. Show less



Baker Botts

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Associate

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017



City of Houston

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jul 2016 - Aug 2016



Norton Rose Fulbright

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Associate

  • May 2016 - Jul 2016



YES Prep Public Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teach For America Corps Member

  • Aug 2013 - Jun 2015

  While at YES Prep, my responsibilities include: • Teaching and developing lesson plans for five sections of Pre-Calculus and one section of AP Statistics with both 11th and 12th grade students • Founded and lead weekly Mathletes club to develop higher-level math skills • Lead weekly SAT class to help students boost math, critical reading, and writing test scores • Developed video mentorship project wherein YES Prep alumni record videos and motivational lessons for current students • Designed EMPOWER, a program for 15 highest-performing juniors to prepare them for highly-selective universities • Mentored 15 graduating seniors in the summer before college; held weekly discussions on issues and challenges they may face in college Show less



Breakthrough Collaborative

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Mentor

  • Aug 2012 - May 2014

  Mentor 3 high school students and check-in with them weekly to discuss both educational and non-educational issues in their lives.

• Teaching Fellow

  • Aug 2012 - May 2013

  Taught Writing Current Events class to 12 7th and 8th gradersDesigned weekly curriculum for the Current Events class

• Summer Teaching Fellow

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Taught Advanced Algebra and Current Events to underserved 8th and 9th gradersCreated lesson plans for 6 weeks of Advanced Algebra curriculum Designed and taught SAT Math preparation course



YES Prep Public Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Aide Pre-Calculus

  • Feb 2013 - May 2013

  Taught and Tutored 11th and 12th grade Pre-Calculus students 3 times per week Taught and Tutored 11th and 12th grade Pre-Calculus students 3 times per week



Rice University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant for Economics

  • Aug 2010 - May 2013

  • Led weekly review sessions for 10 students in both Introductory and Intermediate Microeconomics • Conducted one-on-one tutorials for students in both Introductory and Intermediate Microeconomics • Led weekly review sessions for 10 students in both Introductory and Intermediate Microeconomics • Conducted one-on-one tutorials for students in both Introductory and Intermediate Microeconomics



Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Intern for Energy Forum

  • Aug 2011 - Jun 2012

  Researched energy policy issues ranging from Chinese Energy Demand, US-OPEC relations, and Natural Gas in the Transportation Sector Researched energy policy issues ranging from Chinese Energy Demand, US-OPEC relations, and Natural Gas in the Transportation Sector



Center for American Progress

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Energy Policy Intern

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  • Wrote a policy paper used to help Washington, D.C. design its energy-efficiency retrofit financing scheme • Blogged about energy policy issues for Center for American Progress' Climate Progress blog • Drafted policy memos on Energy Costs, Smartgrid, and Clean Energy • Wrote a policy paper used to help Washington, D.C. design its energy-efficiency retrofit financing scheme • Blogged about energy policy issues for Center for American Progress' Climate Progress blog • Drafted policy memos on Energy Costs, Smartgrid, and Clean Energy



White House

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Intern in Office of Management and Administration

  • Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Briefed Deputy Assistant to the President daily on pressing news and public policy issues Handled leave requests, budgets, and timesheets for 18 White House departments Led 10 White House Interns in a weekly tutoring and mentoring program at Woodrow Wilson High School Briefed Deputy Assistant to the President daily on pressing news and public policy issues Handled leave requests, budgets, and timesheets for 18 White House departments Led 10 White House Interns in a weekly tutoring and mentoring program at Woodrow Wilson High School



Clean Line Energy Partners

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Analyst

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Wrote a policy paper on the economics of a wind project on 9 states Drafted weekly memos regarding energy policy issues including clean energy and Cap and Trade Wrote a policy paper on the economics of a wind project on 9 states Drafted weekly memos regarding energy policy issues including clean energy and Cap and Trade