EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts: Professional Communications – Metropolitan State University (Expected August 2025) – GPA 3.79

National Society of Leadership and Success

Public Relations Society of America

International Association of Business Communicators

Relevant coursework:

• Public Relations Principles
• Communication in Work Groups
• Communication With New Media
• Visual Communication
• Intercultural Communication

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PR North 2025 – Minnesota Public Relations Society of America (2025)

• Crafting Captivating PR Content – Panel
• Crisis Communications: Navigating the Storm – Panel
• The Future of You – Stephen Dupont, APR, Professional Futurist

Minnesota Convergence Summit – International Association of Business Communicators (2025)

• What The Latest Research Tells Us About “Brand Thinking” – Dr. Allision Steinke, Ph.D.
• C-suite Perspectives 2025: Today’s Top Leadership Challenges – Matt Kucharski, President, Padilla
• Make Conversations Count with Accessible Social Media – Kelly Thibodeau, Founder, Squarely Accessible
• A Multidimensional Investigation of Consumer Responses to AI-Generated Advertising – Dr. Greg Song, Ph.D.

PRSSA Mentorship Mixer – Minnesota Public Relations Society of America & Padilla (2025)

• Networked with PR professionals, students, and recent graduates in a casual setting
• Engaged in breakout discussions and built relationships with peers from various PRSSA chapters

LinkedIn Learning – (2025)

• Social Media
• Press Release Writing
• Tips in Business Writing
• Creating a Communications Strategy
• Public Relations Foundations
• Media Relations Foundations

EXPERIENCE 

Lead Teacher – New Horizon Academy, Plymouth (2023-2024)

• Collaborated with the assistant teacher to delegate responsibilities and plan daily activities, ensuring a smooth day and timely management
• Shared updates with parents on children’s well-being and behavior, promoting transparency and collaboration
• Independently created the weekly teaching schedule using attention to detail addressing key development areas
• Facilitated small group activities with students, using interpersonal communication to teach social, emotional, and academic skills

Assistant Teacher – Kindercare, St. Louis Park (2021-2022)

• Partnered with parents with a shared desire to provide the best care and education for their children. 
• Managed daily schedule to meet goals for the day in a timely manner

Sales Associate (2018-2020) Assistant Manager (2021) – Cosmoprof, Minnetonka (2018-2021)

• Supervised and assigned tasks to employees, guaranteeing timely and efficient project completion
• Kept current with trends through research and classes to deliver relevant information to our professional customers 
• Won two national company wide contests for my work on different social media projects

Organizer Intern – Working America, Minneapolis (2015-2018)

• Engaged with diverse constituencies through individual interviews to learn what issues were important to them
• Completed AFL-CIO Organizing Institute at the top of the class
• Honored at TakeAction’s annual gala