I am passionate about helping people and I believe sport serves as a powerful tool to help people grow as individuals from a character development standpoint as well as academically in sport education programs. The most rewarding part about working at NCSA is knowing that we help student athletes get opportunities to continue their sport in college. NCSA helped me when I was going through my recruiting process.
I got my Master of Science degree in Sport Management from the University of Florida, where I graduated with a 3.79 GPA and completed a thesis titled, “Collegiate Student Athlete Experiences and Schedule Simplification.” I got my Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management from Georgia Southern University, where I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 3.95 GPA, was a member of the Honors College, and completed an honors thesis titled, “How Nationality Influences Development in Youth Soccer.”
I was a member of the NCAA Division I Georgia Southern University men’s soccer program for 3 years before stepping away from the program due to injury. I was named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner’s List during the 2018-2019 school year and during the 2020-2021 school year. I was named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll during the 2019-2020 school year. Also, I was named to the Georgia Southern University All-Academic Team in 2021.
Prior to Georgia Southern, I graduated from Montverde Academy, where I was a member of the Soccer Institute at Montverde Academy (S.I.M.A). Montverde Academy was ranked number 1 in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer in the Winter of 2018. I was named to the National All-America Watch List by Top Drawer Soccer in the Winter of 2018, and won the Golden Boot in the Florida Cup and Montverde Academy Soccer Tournament (FC Mast) in the Winter of 2018.
I hold my United States Soccer Federation (USSF) C License. I completed a coaching internship with the Georgia Southern University men’s soccer program, where I learned about recruiting and scouting software, and I have also coached at the high school and club level.