I lead The Allstate Foundation’s national grantmaking and program strategy to empower youth to serve and improve communities.

 

This mission is deeply personal to me. In summer 2019, I asked my mentor how I could learn more about serving my community, and he challenged me to complete 30 different service projects in 30 days. Despite my initial hesitation, I took on this challenge. From July 1 - July 30, 2019, I impacted over 1,800 people in the DFW area, worked with more than 20 organizations, and mobilized more than 150 people to volunteer with us. This initiative was featured by NBC5, Dallas Innovates, the CW33, the Dallas Observer, and other local publications.

I learned so many valuable personal and professional lessons from this experience, but most importantly, it showed me how young people do have the power to impact their communities. Inspired to continue serving my community, I started a nonprofit to support the holistic development of youth in the areas of service-learning, entrepreneurism, lifelong learning, physical and mental wellness, and professionalism. Founded shortly before the pandemic, this nonprofit created a website for college kids to access critical COVID resources; launched a podcast that allowed executives to provide mentorship advice to young people; and started a scholarship for high school seniors impacted by COVID.
 
Wanting to encourage other youth to serve, I wrote a book about my service experiences in 2021. The book, Better Together: How 30 Days of Service Changed My Life, shares blueprints for the service projects that I did, discusses valuable lessons from my journey of service, and provides resources that help youth get involved in their communities. 

Committed to this mission of encouraging youth to serve, I founded a new nonprofit, United by Serving, that empowers youth to create and lead their own service by providing them with training and resources. I spend much of my time leading workshops at colleges, universities, and organizations across the country to help teach youth how they can be active in their communities and working with nonprofits to better incorporate youth-led service initiatives into their work. 

 In 2025, I joined The Allstate Foundation as their new Youth Empowerment Program Officer working to empower youth (ages 5 - 25) to serve and improve communities across the country. Beyond Allstate, I spend much of my time speaking directly to youth and young professionals about how they can be active in their communities.