B.A. Modern Languages: American Sign Language
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Animal Sanctuary Volunteer
Magical Creatures of Hamakua
Laupahoehoe, Hawaii
Club Membership
American Sign Language Club
Clemson University, SC
From October 2020 to April 2021 I worked as a volunteer on an animal sanctuary in Hawaii called Magical Creatures of Hamakua. There were roughly 92 animals living there at the time ranging from cats and chickens to cows. The animal sanctuary specializes in farm animal rescue with most of the animals being goats. I had a wide range of responsibilities, however, on a daily basis I helped feed and care for the animals, took care of the special needs animals, and performed property maintenance.
Since fall of 2022 I have been a member of the American sign language club at Clemson University. The club hosts social events for ASL students and members of the deaf community. The events range from ice cream socials to pickleball and are a great place to practice conversational ASL and make friends.
Honors Society Membership
Omicron Delta Kappa
Clemson University, SC
Club Membership
Grand Challenge Scholars
Clemson University, SC
Omicron Delta Kappa is nationally recognized honors society. This professional fraternity accepts members who demonstrate excellence in at least one of their five pillars of leadership: academics and research, athletics, service to the community, communications, and the arts. This society focuses on fostering its members leadership skills, as well as raising money through the distribution of honors stoles to donate to various charities.
From the spring of 2022 through the fall of 2024, I was a member of the Grand Challenge Scholars program through the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Clemson University. Unfortunately, this organization is no longer operating, however, we focused on the National Academy of Engineers' 14 grand challenges in engineering. Each member was accepted as a researcher of one of these challenges. My challenges was developing carbon sequestration methods. In addition to completing personal research into these challenges, members also competed in an annual Design-a-Thon in which teams would have 24 hours to complete a concept design relating to a provided theme. The two years I competed the themes were The Future of Food and The Future of the Supply Chain.