I’ve always had an interest in public policy as an essential tool to create a society where people can be good. Throughout college, I interned for United States Senator John Barrasso, Women Speak Out PAC, and Americans United for Life, and so returning to the “public policy space,” where I am now, was a natural fit. I became Grants Manager in January 2023, after being promoted from the position of Development Writer.

Throughout your time at Wyoming Catholic, students must read great texts and, in humility, ask and understand first what the author has to say before deciding what I have to say in response. Those experiences helped to refine my listening skills, taught me to ask better questions, and made me more comfortable being uncomfortable. And I developed strong writing, project management, and communication skills because of the academic rigor of the College, which has been critical to my current role.

There’s a lot to love about Wyoming Catholic, but the professors are my most enduring, most beloved part of the college, preparing me in so many ways for what I’m doing now. From writing skills and philosophical background to fostering a love of poetry that has provided shape, direction, and meaning to my life. Additionally, they revealed a vision of an incarnational Catholic Faith that I had always longed for but didn’t know existed. Most of all, they showed me mercy, and in the words of Owen Wister’s Virginian, “They thought more of me than I deserved, and that made me behave better than I naturally wanted to.”