Agricultural Educator with nine years of secondary classroom teaching and advising experience. Currently serving as a graduate teaching and research assistant in agricultural education at Clemson University, graduating in August 2022. Purposefully pursuing Ph.D in Agricultural Education from Oklahoma State University with the aspiration of serving as future teacher preparation faculty and researcher in the Southeast.Research interests involve SBAE teacher needs, purposeful professional development, increasing engagement in SAEs, human capital development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within agricultural education.