Biography:
I grew up in Stanley, NC, a small town outside of Charlotte and attended EastGastonHigh School. I was involved in 4 sports and spent my summers working as a lifeguard and swimming on a summer league swim team.
From the time I was young, I had a love and fascination with animals, and knew that I wanted to work with them in some capacity. As I got older and learned more about the veterinary field, I decided to apply to NC State University to pursue this as a career. It was not until the summer after my freshman year of college that I began to gain hands on experience working with animals.
During my undergraduate career at NC State, I gained a variety of veterinary, animal, and research experience in order to get a feel for what aspect of veterinary medicine I enjoyed most. These experiences included working with small animals in kennels and vet clinics, conducting poultry research, working at an equine vet clinic, and rehabilitating injured raptors. In addition, I gained immense knowledge and hands on experience with livestock through animal science courses and laboratories. During my time outside of classes, I also gained leadership and teaching experience. I achieved this as a member of the Pre-Vet and Companion Animal Clubs, and as a teaching assistant for an animal anatomy and physiology lab and an introductory course for freshman to Agriculture and Life Sciences.
In December of 2009, I received B.S. degrees in Biological Science, Animal Science, and a minor in nutrition. Soon after in February of 2010, I was accepted into the College of Veterinary Medicine at OregonStateUniversity and have taken their offer to become a member of the class of 2014. After I complete my DVM degree at OregonState, I plan to work in small animal private practice and hope to eventually lead medical mission trips abroad.
Veterinary/Animal/Research Experience:
Vet assistant at CatawbaHeightsAnimalHospital
Research assistant in NCSU Poultry Science Dept under Dr. Mike Wineland
Breeding and foaling intern at ApexEquineHospital
Weekend vet tech at ApexEquineHospital
Kennel tech at Claws and Paws Inn
Kennel tech at BoulevardAnimalHospital
Rehabilitation volunteer at CarolinaRaptorCenter
Volunteer at NCSU Equine Educational Unit
Volunteer with Operation Catnip spay/neuter clinic at NCSU CVM
Volunteer with Pig Pals
Honors/Awards:
CALS Honors Program
Deans List (all semesters except for 1)
2009 Don. R. Sloan undergraduate research award recipient for winning the undergraduate research competition at the International Poultry Scientific Forum
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society member
Grand Garibaldi 5k race winner for age group
Outstanding Publicity Committee Member Award- Companion Animal Club
Achievements/Activities:
Teaching assistant for ANS 206 under Dr. Trivedi
Teaching assistant for ALS 103 under Dr. Kirby
Mission trip to Peru to build housing for homeless boys and teach vacation bible school
Mission trip to Paraguay to construct a church and teach vacation bible school
Pre-vet Club member for 4 years, Agri-Life Council Rep for 2 years
Companion Animal Club member for 4 years
Publicity Committee Member for 1 year, Publicity Committee Chair for 1 year, Vice President for 1 year
Participant in NCSU Undergraduate Research Symposium
Received certificate from Dean of CALS for completion of career development workshop
ServiceNC State
Service Raleigh
Habitat for Humanity
Adopt a Stream Clean-up Coordinator for the Companion Animal Club
State Fair volunteer
Intramural Volleyball
Carnivore Preservation Trust clean-up days
Second Chance Pet Adoptions care shift volunteer
Flyball Tournament Line Judge
Certified in dog first aid
Completed Select Sires bovine artificial insemination course
Received Famacha training certificate
