A leadership and sports enthusiast
My Impact
I have had the opportunity to work with various sports leagues and levels. Specifically, I have had experiences at both the professional and youth level while also working with a not for profit. These experiences have allowed me to gain various experiences and opportunities to help myself grow professionally and personally.
Through the variety of opportunities and experiences that have been provided to me in Residence Life, I have had the privilege to foster relationships, learn from others, and create a lasting impact on the students. My education, experiences, and professional ethos have allowed me to thrive in the environments I have been a part of.
PGA WORKS Fellow - Western New York
In my role, I am focused on engaging a diverse demographic of participants with consideration to protected classes. I accomplish this by assisting the WNY PGA REACH Foundation in executing PGA REACH and PGA HOPE programs in the Youth, Military and Diversity & Inclusion pillars by creating marketing communications and PR for all WNY PGA and PGA REACH special events. Other responsibilities include operating the Section's Drive, Chip & Putt Championship local, sub-regional, and regional competition in cooperation with the PGA of America, USGA, and Augusta National Golf Club. Tournament responsibilities for both the professional and juniors include planning, pairings, course setup, onsite management, scoring, and post event communication.
Buffalo Bills
First Tee - WNY
Through this position, I focus on resolving mobile ticketing questions and concerns during all Buffalo Bills home games and Highmark Stadium ticketed events (i.e. concerts, watch parties, stadium tours). While dealing with customers, I provide exceptional customer service to every guest at Highmark Stadium.
First Tee Western New York is a youth development non profit organization that "Builds Game Changers" by empowering kids and teens through golf. While at a class, coaches not only focus on the golf fundamentals, but also on core values because those skills are what are going to create the future leaders this world needs. Players learn about the core values of: honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy, and judgement. During my summer internship, I helped First Tee create strong and effective social media campaigns that drove engagement aimed at families to increase participants and aimed at sponsors to drive donation dollars that were given back to the players through purchasing them golf equipment or sending them to tournaments. While coaching, I maintained a safe, supportive, and empowering environment that helped the players feel confident and allowed the to uncover their inner strength in terms of golf and for themselves personally.
Residence Director
In this capacity I have had the opportunity to train, supervise, and evaluate a team of staff members to help them grow professionally and personally. I work collaboratively with fellow colleagues and staff members to plan, implement, and monitor creative programs that foster ongoing student development and maximize positive resident interactions. Through this position my main goal is to provide a safe and comfortable environment for residents that allow them to achieve their highest potential. To achieve this, I serve on an on call rotation where I am available to Community Advisors if they need help dealing with crisis or emergency situations and enforce CDC guidelines.
Graduate Assistant
This position has allowed me to have a greater understanding of how a College operates within an University. Throughout this process, I have had the opportunity to research information about other colleges to better support our college, aid in the creation of class assignments, and help in the accreditation process through taking diligent notes.
Classwork
In my first semester here as a graduate student, I was tasked with writing different research papers. In these papers, I educated myself on women in sports and Title IX in terms of the NCAA. These assignments helped me learn about the impact a countries culture has on women acceptance in upper level management positions and the issues and barriers we continue to see when looking at gender equity.
