About

I'm drawn to boundaries: where one place ends and another begins, and what changes for the people on each side of the line. That question runs through my work, from city limits and extraterritorial jurisdictions to school districts, utility service areas, and the regions that tie Texas together.

I'm a first-generation college graduate and a product of public education from pre-K through graduate school. Public schools were my path upward, and that shapes what I work on. I want public systems to work for the people who depend on them most.

After studying political science and international relations at Truman State University and working in higher education at Washington University in St. Louis, I chose Texas in 2022 and came to Austin for graduate school in Government at UT. Texas has been home ever since.

My work sits where policy research, data analysis, and data infrastructure meet. I'm most interested in how Texas grows: regions that are stronger and better connected, schools and workforce pipelines that prepare Texans for the jobs that growth creates, transit and rail, reliable utilities, and communities that grow alongside their neighbors.

Now

Data and Systems Analyst, Texas 2036

Education

M.A. in Government, The University of Texas at Austin, 2024. B.S. in Political Science and International Relations, Truman State University, 2020, Phi Beta Kappa.

Fellowships

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2024

Teaching

Graduate Teaching Assistant for American Government (GOV 310L), UT Austin, 2022 to 2023.

Languages

English (native). Spanish (intermediate proficiency; university minor).

Contact

[email protected]