BEYOND THE RÉSUMÉ
On an average day, I can be found reading fantasy or sci-fi novels, listening to comedy podcasts, practicing yoga, or knitting an oblong scarf. Maybe even all of the above at once!
From learning Python when I hadn’t taken a math class in four years to floundering and huffing my way through running three miles as an inexperienced athlete, I push myself to get comfortable with “failures” (they should be called teachable moments)! I’ve always enjoyed trying new things I’m not immediately good at and figuring them out as I go.
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I’m a recent law school graduate with a longtime love of research, writing, and learning how things work. My path to law has taken me from studying history and French at Agnes Scott College, to working in Georgia state government, to earning my J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law. Along the way, I’ve found that I’m most drawn to work that lets me ask difficult questions, dig into complicated issues, and communicate what I find in a way that makes sense.
EDUCATION
Georgia State University College of Law
Juris Doctor | 2026
My time in law school allowed me to explore several areas of interest through coursework, clinics, externships, and advocacy. I was especially drawn to opportunities involving legal research and writing, disability rights, professional responsibility, and public service.
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Agnes Scott College
Bachelor of Arts in History, Minor in French | 2020
At Agnes Scott, I had the freedom to explore a wide range of interests. I studied history and French, conducted historical research, studied abroad, and took courses outside of my majors in subjects ranging from education to studio art. That experience helped shape the curiosity and willingness to try something new that I still carry with me today.
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EXPERIENCE
Before law school, I spent more than six years with the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, where I progressed from a Certification Clerk to a Certification Evaluator and ultimately a Certification Transition Specialist. My work changed considerably over those years, but much of it centered on the same thing: understanding complicated requirements and helping other people navigate them.
As a Certification Evaluator, I reviewed transcripts, test scores, employment records, out-of-state certificates, and other application materials to determine whether educators met Georgia’s certification requirements. I applied state certification rules and agency policies to make final decisions on applications and communicate what additional requirements, if any, applicants needed to complete.
That role also gave me an opportunity to work on the implementation of House Bill 385, legislation affecting retired educators returning to full-time teaching. After reviewing the legislation and GaPSC’s role in its implementation, I participated in discussions with agency leadership, the Georgia Department of Education, and the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia. I then created a 19-page FAQ and two visual reference guides from scratch to help educators and school systems understand how the new process worked.
I was later promoted to Certification Transition Specialist, where my focus shifted toward working directly with school systems. Human resources and certification personnel across Georgia contacted us with questions about individual educators, certification rules, and agency policies. I researched those questions and translated the answers into practical guidance they could use. I also co-created quarterly newsletters for school system partners and presented with a colleague at the Georgia Association of School Personnel Administrators conference in St. Simons Island.
Law school gave me the opportunity to take the research, writing, and problem-solving skills I had developed at GaPSC and apply them in several different legal settings.
At the Clayton County District Attorney’s Office, I reviewed more than 60 case files and supporting evidence, applied Georgia law to determine whether the facts satisfied the elements of criminal offenses, and helped determine appropriate charges. I also prepared indictments and other case documents and conducted legal research and writing on issues including motions to dismiss and suppress.
Through Georgia State’s Olmstead Disability Rights Clinic, I worked with the Atlanta Legal Aid Society’s Disability Integration Project. I interviewed clients, reviewed student disciplinary records in preparation for Manifestation Determination Review hearings, and reviewed health records to identify facts relevant to demand letters. I also drafted correspondence directing clients to alternative resources or next steps when the clinic could not assist them.
Finally, at the State Bar of Georgia’s Office of General Counsel, I worked with attorney disciplinary matters. I reviewed disciplinary files and evidence, researched legal questions and prior cases, and drafted memoranda for supervising attorneys. That experience gave me another perspective on legal practice, this time through professional responsibility and the regulation of the legal profession.
Together, these experiences have allowed me to work in government, regulatory, prosecutorial, public-interest, and professional-responsibility settings. Although the subject matter has changed, I keep finding myself drawn to the same kind of work: digging through a complicated record, figuring out what the rules require, asking the right questions, and communicating the answer in a way that is useful to someone else.
