Experience

Truth Initiative

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Community and Youth Engagement Trainer

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  Truth Initiative’s training team is a hard-hitting, tactical, and innovative approach to educating youth and young adults ages 15-24 on tobacco issues related to menthol, tobacco-free environments, and tobacco in popular culture. The training team is comprised of fellowship program alumni and is designed to amplify and spread the truth campaign's messaging in target communities across the nation. Truth Initiative’s training team is a hard-hitting, tactical, and innovative approach to educating youth and young adults ages 15-24 on tobacco issues related to menthol, tobacco-free environments, and tobacco in popular culture. The training team is comprised of fellowship program alumni and is designed to amplify and spread the truth campaign's messaging in target communities across the nation.



Emergency and Specialty Animal Medical Center

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Veterinary Technician Assistant

  • May 2015 - Present

  I serve as primary assistant for veterinary technicians and veterinarians by collecting TPR and other vitals, conducting bloodwork tests, holding and restraining animals, administering oral and intravenous medications to patients, and communicating treatment instructions with pet owners. I serve as primary assistant for veterinary technicians and veterinarians by collecting TPR and other vitals, conducting bloodwork tests, holding and restraining animals, administering oral and intravenous medications to patients, and communicating treatment instructions with pet owners.



University of Kentucky

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Resident Advisor

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  As a Resident Advisor, I facilitate the community building of a diverse group of undergraduate students; promote the academic and social success of students living on-campus; recommend opportunities and resources for students to achieve personal growth; and provide a safe environment for students to live and learn. As a Resident Advisor, I facilitate the community building of a diverse group of undergraduate students; promote the academic and social success of students living on-campus; recommend opportunities and resources for students to achieve personal growth; and provide a safe environment for students to live and learn.



Fahrenheit Creative Group, LLC

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Youth Activism Mentor, Independent Contractor

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  I provide support and guidance to the Truth Initiative Youth Activism Fellowship 4.0 program by facilitating successful assessment, implementation, and evaluation of tobacco prevention advocacy efforts. Primarily responsible for contributing to the professional development of five Youth Activism Fellows and overseeing the team's activism project in the tobacco prevention priority city of St. Louis, Missouri. I provide support and guidance to the Truth Initiative Youth Activism Fellowship 4.0 program by facilitating successful assessment, implementation, and evaluation of tobacco prevention advocacy efforts. Primarily responsible for contributing to the professional development of five Youth Activism Fellows and overseeing the team's activism project in the tobacco prevention priority city of St. Louis, Missouri.

• Youth Activism Fellow

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

  Truth Initiative® is America's largest non-profit public health organization dedicated to making tobacco use a thing of the past. We speak, seek and spread the truth about tobacco through education, tobacco-control research, policy studies, and community activism and engagement. As a Youth Activism Fellow in the third rendition of the program, I was provided a $1,500 grant to implement a tobacco control project in the Lexington, KY community as well as opportunities to engage in several speaking events targeting 18-24 year old olds in order to educate youths in issues surrounding tobacco prevention.



Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center

• Summer Scholar

  • May 2017 - Jul 2017

  As a Summer Scholar, I worked with a principal investigator in tobacco prevention research with a focus on underserved populations and identification of health risk behavior antecedents in tobacco addiction. As a Summer Scholar, I worked with a principal investigator in tobacco prevention research with a focus on underserved populations and identification of health risk behavior antecedents in tobacco addiction.