My educational pathway has been long and winding, but fun nonetheless! My interests as an undergrad centered around plant science, biology, and sustainable agriculture. In my final years at college, I worked part-time as a nature preschool teacher, and it was an absolute dream! There is so much we can learn from being around little kids. It was a wonderful opportunity to develop my mentoring skills, learning how to create meaningful relationship with my students and their parents, and helped me to realize what was most important to me. I loved sharing my love for science and plants, and I hope to get back to teaching nature preschool again someday! In the summer of 2019, my partner and I moved to Ithaca so he could pursue his PhD at Cornell. I began working in Cornell Research Services as an administrator's assistant, but have recently joined the CALS Student Services team! I'm so lucky to also be pursuing a master's degree in Public Administration at Cornell while I continue to work. My studies are concentrated on environmental policy and advocating for sustainable agriculture and land use. My love for agriculture and science runs deep, so I can't think of a better place for me to end up than CALS!