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Involvement
Experiences
September 2025 - Present
South Carolina Rare - Founder & CEO
July 2025 - Present
Rare Disease Diversity Coalition
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Patient Provider Caregiver Journey (PPCJ) Working Group Member
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Patient Caregiver Advisory Board (PCAB) Member
August 2022 - Present
Rare Disease Legislative Advocates (RDLA)
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2025 Virtual Youth & Teen Hill Advocacy Day Mentor
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2025 Rare Across America Team Coordinator
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Rare Across America Participant (2022, 2025)
February 2022 - Present
South Carolina Representative - Young Adult Rare Representatives (YARR)
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2025 YARR Leadership Academy Graduate
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2022 YARR Speakers Bureau Participate
May 2023
AnMed Pre-Med Boot Camp
June 2021
Medicine Fellow - SC AHEC Summer Careers Academy
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1st Place Group Winner for Capstone Project titled "The Impact of Covid-19 on Mental Health in Minority Populations
March 2019 - January 2020
VirtualSC Student Advisory Board Member
Internships
Fall 2022
Early Learning Partnership of York County - Rock Hill, South Carolina
Summer 2022
CareSouth Carolina Marketing - Hartsville, South Carolina
Research Presentations
Included below are my oral and poster presentations relating to my undergraduate research titled "Infant Mortality in South Carolina: How Underlying Factors Play a Significant Role."
May 2022
Poster Presentation; 2022 Houk Prize Finalists Poster Session; Rock Hill, South Carolina
April 2022
Oral Presentation; 2022 Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (SOURCE) at Winthrop University; Rock Hill, South Carolina
April 2022
Oral Presentation; 2022 Winthrop University Biology Department Seminar Series; Rock Hill, South Carolina
March 2022
Poster Presentation; 2022 South Carolina Public Health Association Annual Meeting; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Prior Speaking Engagements
May 2025
Appeared on 1 of 20 Podcast Episode titled "Healthcare in Rural Communities and ITP/hEDS" sharing about my patient experience
February 2025
Speaker at Northwestern University's Chronic Illness Alliance Annual Rare Disease Month Meeting
September 2023
Panelist on "Accessibility Panel" at 2023 The Rare Fair event presented by The Dash Alliance and Rare Revolution Magazine in Raleigh, NC
December 2022
Keynote Speaker at Northeastern Technical College's 2022 Winter Commencement ceremony
April 2022
Keynote Speaker at 2022 South Carolina Phi Theta Kappa All-State Academic Team Recognition ceremony
February 2022
Panelist on Rural Tech Talk presented by Spectrum Internet and Northeastern Technical College on "The Opportunities and Challenges of Digital Equity"
May 2021
Presenter at AACC Digital Conference on "Ensuring Student Persistence when Wi-Fi and Broadband is Limited" session
December 2020
Panelist at National D2L Fusion Conference on "The Pivot to Remote Learning During Covid-19" session
Honors/Awards
2022
USC Maternal and Child Health Catalyst Program Abstract Poster Contest - Honorable Mention
2021
South Carolina Palmetto Fellow
2021
South Carolina STEM Signing Day Honoree
2021
Phi Theta Kappa 2021 All-State Academic Team
2021
Burger King Scholar
2021
Cooke College Scholarship Semifinalist
2020
Carson Scholar
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