Experience

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

• Executive Director of Finance & Business, Graduate and Professional Student Association (August 2025 – August 2026)

• Directed financial planning and allocation of $120K+ in funds, establishing fiscal policy and controls while guiding university leadership on financial and resource-allocation decisions

• Graduate Research Assistant, Smeal College of Business Department of Finance (January 2026 – July 2026)

• Engineered integrated financial-statement, DCF, and capital-planning models using five years of historical data and multi-year monthly forecasts to assess capital needs and investment strategy

• Board Representative, University Park Fee Board (August 2025 – May 2026)

• Exercised institutional financial governance across $100MM+ in budgets, scrutinizing funding proposals with voting authority to drive fiscal discipline, efficiency, and resource allocation

• Student Leadership Board Representative, Professional Graduate Programs (June 2025 – May 2026)

• Shaped curriculum, policy, operations, and program development for the Smeal Master of Finance program, driving institutional decisions and program changes alongside faculty and senior leadership

• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Smeal College of Business (August 2025 – January 2026)

• Drove instruction, assessment, and operations across three writing-intensive Smeal capstone sections

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

• Undergraduate Student Researcher, HIT Lab (November 2024 – June 2025)

• Built corporate strategy engagements spanning financial performance, operations, market positioning, and growth, translating business data into executive recommendations and strategic initiatives

• Ambassador – Nemacolin Hospitality Innovation and Technology (HIT) Lab (September 2024 – June 2025)

• Produced strategic financial and economic research on profitability, investment, and growth, translating market dynamics into recommendations presented internationally

• Undergraduate Student Researcher, Finance Department (May 2024 – June 2025)

• Led 25-year U.S. mortgage research with Finance Chair, quantifying economic and consumer drivers

State Farm, Arlington, VA

Account Manager (December 2023 – August 2024)

• Analyzed risk strategy across a major multi-state consumer and commercial portfolio, evaluating diverse financial exposures and translating risk analysis into portfolio and business decisions

Walmart, Fairmont, WV

• Account Manager (March 2020 – December 2023)

• Advanced from cashier into a front-end services role with expanded responsibility for supporting store operations, staff coordination, and customer service while working through high school and the majority of my undergraduate studies to fund my education

• Cashier (July 2019 – March 2020)