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Academic experience.

From exploratory arts & sciences to a summa cum laude B.A. — and an M.B.A. finished with a perfect 4.0. Every semester, every pivot, every class.

4.00 M.B.A. GPA — a perfect graduate record
3.92 undergraduate GPA
Summa cum laude — B.A. Public Relations
13× Dean's & President's List semesters

the TIMELINE

How the path bent.

  1. 2019

    Fine-arts foundation → film school training

    Graduated from Jackson High School magna cum laude with the Jackson School for the Arts diploma — visual arts, theatre, dance, music, English, and art history — and completed the Hoover High School Video Production Career Technical Education program. Started at The University of Akron as an Exploratory Arts & Science major and made the Dean's List in semester one.

  2. 2020

    Exploring — and publishing

    Investigated Education, Communication, and Business as possible majors while joining ZTV, WZIP-FM, and The Buchtelite. First President's List semester.

  3. 2021

    The path clicks: PR × business

    Declared the Public Relations path and started stacking business coursework — marketing, professional selling, and entrepreneurship — that would become a triple minor.

  4. 2022–2024

    Real clients, real newsroom, real campaigns

    Marketing internship and co-op, upper-level campaign and sales coursework, a communication internship — plus four years of American Sign Language on the side.

  5. December 2024

    B.A. Public Relations — Summa Cum Laude

    Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations with a triple minor in Marketing, Professional Selling, and Entrepreneurship. Cumulative GPA 3.92 across 174 earned units, with 13 Dean's & President's List semesters along the way.

  6. 2025

    Straight into the M.B.A.

    Began the Master of Business Administration at The University of Akron — analytics, finance, strategy, and leadership — without breaking stride from consulting work.

  7. May 2026

    M.B.A. complete — a perfect 4.0

    Master of Business Administration, finished with straight A's in every course. Cumulative graduate GPA: 4.000.

the GRADUATE COURSE LIST

The M.B.A. year: all A's.

Spring 2025Straight A’s

Term GPA 4.00

  • Leadership Skills
  • Business Analytics & Information Strategy
  • International Business Environments

Fall 2025Straight A’s

Term GPA 4.00

  • Strategic Marketing
  • Managerial Finance
  • Financial Accounting

Spring 2026Straight A’s

Term GPA 4.00

  • Organizational Strategy
  • Economic Decision Making for Business
  • Managing People in Organizations
  • Management of Supply Chains & Operations

the UNDERGRADUATE COURSE LIST

Sixteen semesters, zero autopilot.

Fall 2019Dean's List

Term GPA 3.87

  • World Politics & Government
  • American Sign Language I
  • Intro to Public Speaking
  • The Akron Experience
  • English Composition I
  • Fundamental Mathematics II & III

Spring 2020President's List

Term GPA 4.00

  • Introduction to Education
  • Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  • English Composition II
  • Emergency Responder I
  • ZTV · WZIP-FM · The Buchtelite
  • Fundamental Mathematics IV

Summer 2020

  • Fundamentals of Mathematics V

Fall 2020Dean's List

Term GPA 3.72

  • Introduction to Public Relations
  • Marketing Principles
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Algebra for Calculus
  • ZTV · The Buchtelite

Spring 2021President's List

Term GPA 4.00

  • Consumer Behavior
  • Principles of Social Media
  • New Venture Creation
  • Introduction to Communication
  • ZTV · The Buchtelite

Summer 2021

Term GPA 4.00

  • Calculus with Business Applications

Fall 2021President's List

Term GPA 4.00

  • Integrated Marketing Communications
  • Management: Principles & Concepts
  • Professional Selling
  • Public Relations Writing
  • Spreadsheet Modeling & Decision Analysis

Spring 2022President's List

Term GPA 4.00

  • Brand Management
  • B2B Marketing
  • Public Relations Cases
  • Business Communication
  • The Buchtelite

Summer 2022

  • Cooperative Education

Fall 2022President's List

Term GPA 4.00

  • Internship in Marketing
  • Multiplatform Production
  • Public Relations Publications
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Professional Workshops in Marketing
  • Personal Leadership Skills

Spring 2023Dean's List

Term GPA 3.90

  • Introductory Physical Geology
  • Earth Science
  • Introduction to Ethics
  • Diversity in American Society
  • Experiencing Theatre
  • Production Lab: Design/Technology
  • American Sign Language II

Summer 2023Dean's List

Term GPA 3.85

  • Advanced Strategic Social Media
  • Business Statistics

Fall 2023President's List

Term GPA 4.00

  • Sales Management
  • Advanced Professional Selling
  • Accounting Principles I
  • Communication Research
  • American Sign Language III

Spring 2024Dean's List

Term GPA 3.72

  • Public Relations Strategic Campaigns
  • Business Negotiations
  • Principles of Finance
  • Survey of Deaf Culture in America
  • American Sign Language IV

Summer 2024President's List

Term GPA 4.00

  • Legal & Social Environment of Business
  • Communication Internship

Fall 2024Dean's List

Term GPA 3.93

  • Digital Marketing
  • Technology & Human Values
  • Argumentation
  • Empires of the Ancient World