I grew up in the Seattle area and have lived in Washington my entire life. I always enjoyed problem solving and building things, which lead me to initially pursue computer science. During my sophomore year I had the opportunity to work on an accessibility project, introducing me to the fascinating research doamain of Human-Computer Interaction. This project helped me secure my first internship at Northwestern Mutual working on their design systems & accessibility teams. In my final year I was a teachers assistant for an HCI class, mentoring student teams working on user centered design projects.