What is your hometown?

Redmond, Oregon

What hobbies, sports, or interests light you up?

I like lifting weights and spending time with the people I care about.

What is your specialty as a tutor? What topic, problem, subject, or process do you most enjoy helping students to learn?

Organic Chemistry is my favorite to work through with students. It was my favorite class I have taken.

Which of the CLASS 5 Keys – Respect, Inclusion, Growth, Support, and Pizzazz - resonates with you the most and how do you put it into practice in your work as a tutor?

Growth resonates with me the most because I am always striving to be better on a day-to-day basis, and I believe everyone has room to grow.

What is your best advice for students on how to get the most out of their academic experience in college?

Find a community you like being a part of and spend time with those people. Do things you do not think you would like. There is a good chance you might find a new hobby.

Give us a movie quotation, song lyric, or line from a book that will motivate us in our learning.

"Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while you could miss it." -Ferris Bueller