I am a current Pershing Scholar at Truman State University studying Political Science and Economics. I am currently an intern with the American Institute for Economic Education and a Junior Fellow for the American Leadership and Policy Foundation. Last year I was the economic development intern for the city of Kirksville and the office assistant for Student Life Department of Truman State University. I am an Alumni of the State Departments Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange and a Don Lavoie Fellow with the Mercatus Center of George Mason University.