Degree: B. S. in Earth & Atmospheric Sciences and Public Policy
How did the Stamps Scholarship help shape your undergraduate experience?
Introduced me to a great community of people on campus that are really inspiring, intellectual, and world-changers. Also gave me the opportunity to travel to Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia to study wildlife and conservation.
Knowing what you know now, what advice would you give your freshman self?
Take advantage of every opportunity you get to talk to other Stamps Scholars and other students at Georgia Tech in general. This is a super unique school and environment, and it really doesn’t last forever.
Who has had the greatest impact on you throughout your college career and how so?
My academic advisor Dr. Dana Hartley has had the most impact on my life. She was the one who encouraged me to double-major in Public Policy (though she works in Earth & Atmospheric Sciences), supported my involvements on campus in SGA, GT1000, and Klemis Kitchen, and became like a second mom when I needed help in my personal life. She does so much for Georgia Tech outside of her advising role, such as giving financial literacy courses to economically disadvantaged students and finding housing for homeless students.
Please share your most memorable Stamps Scholar experience.
Going to Savannah with my fellow Stamps Scholars and President’s Scholars was a lot of fun! We had a lot of time to explore the city and learn about its historical relevance to Georgia. I felt like I knew many of them much better after that trip.
Plans after graduation?
I will be working at The Nature Conservancy’s Office of the President in Washington, D.C. I will be the intern for the global Board of Directors, helping plan meetings and their lobbying days on Capitol Hill. I am so excited to hear about how the public, private, academic, and non-profit sectors work together to solve common issues of land management and conservation. Pretty excited to get to shadow the CEO on occasion too!