Optimistic Millennial always striving to “Make It Better”. Having worked in nonprofit organizations for most of my (albeit short) career, I am driven by the pursuit “to be the change I wish to see in the world”. The unrelenting optimism, heart, and ingenuity unique to working in the nonprofit sector continually inspires me to push the boundaries of my comfort zone and learn new skills, benefitting both myself and my workplace. Currently serving in the role of Director of Community Engagement at Black River United Way (an organization working help our community thrive by ensuring childhood success and disaster resiliency) I relish any opportunity to build relationships and engage others in making a difference.“When [what you are deeply passionate about, what you can be best in the world at and what drives your economic engine] come together, not only does your work move toward greatness, but so does your life. For, in the end, it is impossible to have a great life unless it is a meaningful life. And it is very difficult to have a meaningful life without meaningful work. Perhaps, then, you might gain that rare tranquility that comes from knowing that you’ve had a hand in creating something of intrinsic excellence that makes a contribution. Indeed, you might even gain that deepest of all satisfactions: knowing that your short time here on this earth has been well spent, and that it mattered.” - Jim Collins