About Me

Growing up in the Midwestern United States, I observed firsthand how systemic issues like flooding devastate communities. This drove an early conviction that climate change is the biggest problem to solve.

At 16, I founded The Compass Online, an environmental nonprofit educating 20,000+ people about sustainable development from 75+ countries. This work was recognized by the Clinton Foundation, Jane Goodall Institute, and Deaton Institute. I have spoken on panels for the US Embassy, G20, NAMYO, and other organizations.

I moved to San Francisco to learn about cleantech investing. At 19, I graduated with a degree in public policy from the University of Missouri and fundraised $750K for charity in Silicon Valley.

Now, I study an MSc in Climate Change, Management, and Finance at Imperial College London. My interests lie in renewable energy, urban planning, green investing, and autonomous vehicles.

Fundraising for a Cooler Planet

We have the passion and technology to solve the climate crisis. The missing piece is learning how to fund solutions for scale. After working as one of the youngest fundraisers in the world in the wealthiest US zip codes, I'm sharing how to fundraise for climate change.

Featured Experiences

Development Director (2024-25)

Created an environmental nonprofit and educated 20K people about sustainable development.

The Compass Online

Founder & Executive Director

Economic Policy Intern (2024)

Scouting America

Village of Bishop Hill

Fundraised $750K for conservation projects in Silicon Valley to protect against California wildfires.

Used financial modeling and lobbying to secure a $12M infrastructure investment in small towns in Illinois.

Energy Policy Intern (2023)

Renew Missouri

Collaborated with Missouri legislators to advocate for changes in net metering and rural electric cooperative policies.

Ambassador (2023-24)

Green Leaders Fellow (2023-24)

American Conservation Coalition

Taught 20,000+ people about renewable energy policy and led a team of 20 to advocate for policy changes in Missouri.

Led a 30-person team to develop wildlife conservation curricula and instruct 250 students in Eenhana, Namibia.

US Department of State

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Featured Side Quests

Small Businesses

Gave talks or podcast interviews about sustainability policy and AI with the US Embassy, G20, United Nations, and others.

Public Speaking & Policy

Creative Writing

Ran a piano studio for beginner students for 4 years and ran a college consulting firm to help 50+ students transferring colleges.

Published 1 poetry book, 3 poetry anthologies, and featured in 10+ literary magazines, including as a finalist in the Penguin Random House Creative Writing contest and Mississippi Review.

Published Researcher

Published research in the American Journal for Preventive Medicine about people's perceptions of marijuana warning labels.

Music

Modeling

Learned and performed five instruments at a state and national level, including trumpet, french horn, euphonium, piano, and guitar.

Modeled in freelance petite editorial and fit shoots in San Francisco and London. Dimensions are 5'5, 32", 25", 36", 7.5, 2-4.