I attended the Duke MBA Pride Weekend and met a host of LGBTQ+ students and alumni who stayed connected with me during the admissions process and championed me on my journey to Fuqua. The time and consideration that they took to get to know me and help me along the way demonstrated that Team Fuqua is more than a slogan—it is a principle of the community, and it proved to me that I belonged at Fuqua. I applied early action to make my commitment and would not have had it any other way.
I worked in nonprofit fundraising for a sports-based youth development organization in Chicago. I then transitioned to prospect management at American University, where I analyzed wealth indicators to drive fundraising strategies before going back to frontline fundraising for the university. I also co-founded and served as CFO for a startup, an online LGBTQ+ crowdfunding platform and resource center.
I hope to work within health care marketing, connecting patients to therapies and products that can save and improve their lives.
I am constantly in awe of my classmates’ backgrounds, projects they’ve worked on, and obstacles they’ve faced personally. Some have started companies, are credited in film and television, made music you can stream on Spotify, or have international experience serving in the armed forces. Each person is fascinating and motivates me to pursue my wildest dreams in and out of the business environment.
