My medical career began overseas, in Germany, in the US Army. I remained in Europe for six years, by way of a year-long journey in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. My first large-scale humanitarian mission would take place in Luanda, Angola, Africa.

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After the military, I found a home within the Veteran Affairs Medical Center among mental health colleagues. It is here that I decided to land in nursing and would never look back. I have been formally educated and trained by multiple tribal influencers, such as the Lakota and Lumbee. I have taken my skillset from coast to coast as a nurse traveler.

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I seek to push the nursing discipline further in the representation of minorities and the vulnerable. Through EVOLVE Today, I channel my decades of experience into empowering students, families, nurses, and change makers to reach their fullest potential.