How I Got Here...

AS THE DAUGHTER OF TWO EDUCATORS, I GREW UP IN A CREATIVE HOUSEHOLD. LOVE OF LEARNING, CURIOSITY, AND THE EXCITEMENT OF EXPLORING NEW IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES HAVE BEEN PART OF THE FABRIC OF MY LIFE FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. I WAS ENCOURAGED TO BE ACTIVE IN SCHOOL, TO GET THE MOST OUT OF MY TIME IN COLLEGE, AND TO LET MY CURIOSITY GUIDE MY EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY.

AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I DID.  I EMBRACED EVERY ASPECT OF THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE, IMMERSING MYSELF IN THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES OF STUDENT LIFE. I GOT INVOLVED IN CAUSES THAT WERE IMPORTANT TO ME, COMMITTED MYSELF TO MY STUDIES, AND HAD A LOT OF FUN. AFTER RECEIVING MY BS FROM VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, I GOT A JOB IN CORPORATE MARKETING, WORKING AT NIGHT AND ATTENDING CLASSES AT LA SALLE UNIVERSITY DURING THE DAY TO EARN MY MBA WITH A CONCENTRATION IN MARKETING, AS WELL AS PURSUING STUDIES IN COLLEGE COUNSELING CERTIFICATION AT UCLA.

AS MY COLLEGE COUNSELING PRACTICE GREW, MY STUDENTS WERE GREAT MOTIVATORS TO GO BACK AND PURSUE A DOCTORATE, FOCUSING ON THE COUNSELING THEY ASKED FOR MOST - EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE CONNECTION TO SUCCESS AND FULFILLMENT.