My road in life has been direct.
She grew up on a farm in rural Virginia with the dream of moving to New York City and becoming a singer.
Touts the power of arts and humanities degrees: says her English and theater degree helps her write, communicate, and lead meetings effectively.
Moved to New York after college to pursue her dreams, but found it was extremely competitive with no camaraderie; decided to enter the corporate world.
Went to a temp agency which helped her find her way into the world of television; worked as a segment producer for Oxygen.
Craving a change, she and her boyfriend decided to put all of their stuff into storage and drive across the country for three months; ended up in New Orleans.
She knew she wanted to get into nonprofit work, so she took a job at the Louisiana Children’s Museum doing fundraising.
When she interviewed for the Emeril Lagasse Foundation, she didn’t know much about Emeril, so she wasn’t intimidated when he conducted her interview himself.
Her combination of television experience and nonprofit work align perfectly at the foundation, which helps disadvantaged children realize their full potential.
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