Experience

Hope Enterprise Corporation
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Grant Writing Associate

  • Sep 2022 - Present

Woodward Hines Education Foundation
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Communications and Impact Project Manager

  • Jun 2021 - Sep 2022


Mississippi College Access Project

• Founder and Director

  • Aug 2020 - Sep 2022

  The mission of the Mississippi College Access Project is to increase college access in Mississippi for underserved student populations such as low-income students and students of color. To this end, the Mississippi College Access Project offers resources to assist students throughout the college application process such as ACT tutoring, college application workshops, and mock interview sessions. The mission of the Mississippi College Access Project is to increase college access in Mississippi for underserved student populations such as low-income students and students of color. To this end, the Mississippi College Access Project offers resources to assist students throughout the college application process such as ACT tutoring, college application workshops, and mock interview sessions.



William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation

• Rethink Mississippi Fellowship

  • Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

  Selected as one of six Mississippians under the age of 30 to receive $5,000 in project funding and individual mentorship from Rethink Mississippi and the William Winter Institute. Selected as one of six Mississippians under the age of 30 to receive $5,000 in project funding and individual mentorship from Rethink Mississippi and the William Winter Institute.



National College Attainment Network

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National College Attainment Network

  • Jan 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Plans, edits and executes content creation across five statewide college access networks •Develops content for NCAN’s blog and social media by researching and reporting on best practices in college access from K-12 schools across the country • Plans, edits and executes content creation across five statewide college access networks •Develops content for NCAN’s blog and social media by researching and reporting on best practices in college access from K-12 schools across the country



Reporting South Africa

• South Africa

• Student Journalist

  • Mar 2021 - May 2021

  •Wrote daily news articles on global and South African news •Conducted interviews with individuals regarding housing insecurity in Durban, South Africa •Wrote daily news articles on global and South African news •Conducted interviews with individuals regarding housing insecurity in Durban, South Africa



University of Mississippi

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ronald E.McNair Scholar

  • May 2019 - May 2021

  • Selected as one of sixteen students for an intensive research program at the University of Mississippi which prepares students for future doctoral studies • Preliminary research published in the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program Journal

• Founder

  • Aug 2018 - May 2021

  Advocated on behalf of first-generation honors students to administration, shared resources with students during informal meetings such as how to apply for internships and create relationships with professors, and organized inaugural week long campus-wide celebration of first-generation students



The Daily Mississippian

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Opinion Columnist

  • Aug 2019 - Aug 2020

  Wrote monthly opinion pieces on current issues for the University of Mississippi’s student newspaper Wrote monthly opinion pieces on current issues for the University of Mississippi’s student newspaper



Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College

• Student Receptionist

  • Aug 2019 - Jan 2020

  Was responsible for daily operations in the office such as answering the phone, responding to emails, and assisting students and staff Was responsible for daily operations in the office such as answering the phone, responding to emails, and assisting students and staff



Mississippi State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Delta Scholar

  • Jun 2018 - Nov 2019

  • Prepared and presented research on increasing online resources for first-generation students at the University of Mississippi at the Delta Directions Consortium and Harvard College •One of twelve students selected to attend a two week intensive residential seminar with community organizers and researchers on issues facing the Mississippi Delta such as food security, education, and economic development • Prepared and presented research on increasing online resources for first-generation students at the University of Mississippi at the Delta Directions Consortium and Harvard College •One of twelve students selected to attend a two week intensive residential seminar with community organizers and researchers on issues facing the Mississippi Delta such as food security, education, and economic development

• Community Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  Encouraged the academic, personal and social development of 30+ first-year females by referring students to campus resources, programming monthly events, mediating conflict, and enforcing state, city, and university policy Encouraged the academic, personal and social development of 30+ first-year females by referring students to campus resources, programming monthly events, mediating conflict, and enforcing state, city, and university policy