Personal Statement

I am a servant-leader, passionate, caring, and a listener. My accomplishments come from being in the ministry at church, loving my neighbors, and taking care of my family and wife. My primary interests are to learn more about food deserts and ways to efficiently create programs to uplift seniors, youth, low-income, and at-risk communities. I currently work as a mobile market manager at Dare to Care where I have the opportunity to engage with different communities and engage with community partners to make sure that healthy foods for an equitable price are within reach. Additionally, I am working on a comparative research study in my Doctoral program at Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education at Bellarmine University on the lived experiences of food pantry access from staff and students. I have volunteered my time through studying abroad and intercultural engagement in San Jose, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa, Guatemala, and as an intern at International Student and Scholar Services at Vanderbilt University to learn about the complexities of our global world, how to promote positive change in our communities by building together, and learning from each other on what our differences and similarities are.