Leadership, Service & Awards

Leadership and Activities

2022–present
Models, Inference, and Algorithms (MIA) Steering Committee
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Prestigious talk and workshop series supporting collaboration across biology, medicine, mathematics, statistics, ML, and CS.
2015–present
Student of Vision Abie Award Judge and Co-creator
International award honoring students committed to inclusive technology. Winners receive $7000 and attend Grace Hopper Celebration.
2004–present
D-Day Ambassador to France
Selected to represent the U.S. for D-Day Commemoration every 4 years until the 100th anniversary of WWII.
2018–2020
Fulbright Board of Directors
Young professional board member.
2018
Science Writer
Authored articles on scientific advances for advanced high school students. Infobase Learning, Science News Today.
2017–2018
Princeton Citizen Scientists Member
Advocated for science policy and mobilization at Princeton and beyond.
2016–2018
ISCB Student Symposium Finance Chair
Led sponsorship strategy, secured four new sponsors, and awarded 20+ scholarships.
2015–2017
AnitaB.org Board of Trustees
Student board member on program and strategy committees. Helped build Student of Vision Awards, BRAID, Top Companies, and ABI.local.
February 2015
US-EU-NATO Affairs Delegate
Fulbright grantee for EU Seminar in international diplomacy.
2008–2011
Venture Crew 1121
President (2010), Vice President (2009), Boy Scouts of America.

2014
Mortar Board Vice President
Helped establish structure for new honor society focused on scholarship, leadership, and service.
2011–2014
DePauw Organic Farm Co-founder
Built business plan for ~2-acre farm; 25% of produce donated to local food pantries.
2011–2013
Robotics Club Co-founder & Vice President
Provided tools for student projects and led outreach in local schools.
January 2011
Environmental Policy Program
Testified on scientific bills at Indiana Statehouse; created website.
2010–2014
University Athletics
Soccer (2010–2012), Track (2013–2014).

2014–2019
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
2014–2015
Fulbright Research Scholar
Machine Learning and Game Theory, Belgium.
2015
Belgian American Education Foundation Fellow
Machine Learning and Game Theory, Belgium.
2014
SMART Scholarship
Declined due to NSF GRFP.
2010–2014
Grace Hopper Celebration Poster Award (2013)
Scholarships: NSF (2010), Xerox (2012), Intel (2013).
2011
OCWiC Scholarship
Ohio Celebration of Women in Computing.
2010
Science National Honor Society
2009
Indiana High School Athletic Association Role Model
Gave speeches promoting drug-free living.

2014
Old Gold Award
Academic excellence and high achievement.
2012
Internships in Francophone Europe Fellowship
Research in Belgium.
2010–2014
Dean’s List (every semester)
Honors Programs: ITAP, SRF
Honor Societies: Mortar Board, Chi Alpha Sigma, Phi Eta Sigma, Order of Omega, NSCS, Alpha Lambda Delta

November 2019
Presented Lifetime Achievement Award to President of Croatia, NPR’s Melissa Block, and Architect James S. Polshek. Fulbright Association.
November 2019
Hosted Fulbright Talks (TEDx-style). Fulbright Association.
January 2019
Presented Fulbright Prize to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Fulbright Association.
October 2019
Advocated for Fulbright Program with U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen. Fulbright Association.
June 2018
Raspberry Pi robotics outreach for ~20 students in Roanoke, VA. Virginia Tech.
October 2016
Presented Top Companies Award to audience of ~15,000. AnitaB.org.
October 2013
Usher at IEEE High Performance Computing Conference (HPEC).
2012–2014
STARS Computing Corps. Regional outreach to broaden participation in computing.
November 2012
Organized National Chemistry Week High School Competition. American Chemical Society.
Summer 2010
Service trip to Costa Rica. Built septic tank, worked on pineapple plantation, and recorded turtle nesting behavior. Servicio en Las Américas Program.