I am a sophomore at Purdue University, studying Computer Science, Creative Writing, and Entrepreneurship. I am passionate about building software that intersects with AI, storytelling, and mental health advocacy.
Currently, I am:
- Working as a Claude College Ambassador at Purdue
- Helping students succeed as a Student Success TA for CS180: Object-Oriented Programming
- Serving as Vice President for Purdue Mental Health Action Week (MHAW), a registered student organization fostering a community of advocacy around wellbeing
- Writing on personal Substack publication, Unpolished Diamonds, about mental health, lifestyle, and care
- Writing my next book, "Hey Kids, It's Your Mom: Part One", releasing Septembr 1st, 2026
Previously, I:
- Interned as a Software Engineer at Opus Inspection, where I developed AI agents for document generation, specifically technical and business planning
- Was a Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for OOP at Purdue’s CS department before being promoted to the Student Success TA role
- Worked as a Web App Developer for Hack The Future, Purdue's top CS club, where our team built an application for gambling recovery for Chicago nonprofit, ASafeHaven. Check out our team's demo here.
Before college, I:
- Interned at Alongside Care, a mental health startup supporting high schoolers via 24/7 chatbot tools
- Published 5 books on mental health — a realistic-fiction trilogy and two nonfiction works on my personal journey
- Spoke at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on youth mental health advocacy. Check out my speech here!
