Raised on a family farm in rural Iowa, I quickly gained a strong work ethic at a young age. Throughout my adolescent years, I found many ways to keep myself busy through crafting, designing, and organizing. It wasn't until my high school years that I found my true passion of designing and organizing... events. I was very fortunate to have a close event industry mentor that helped pave my way to the Iowa State University Event Management program.

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Once I arrived at Iowa State University, I excitedly dived into my courses and really began to envision myself in the event industry. During my time at Iowa Sate, I was employed with the Iowa State University Alumni Center as an event management staff member and then was offered an event coordinator assistant position on campus through the Office of the Vice President for Research at the beginning of my third year. I am very much looking forward to my future after I graduate from Iowa State University. I can not wait to get out into the event industry and to further my passion of planning and executing events.