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Key Milestones & Events

2014 

  • A survivor from a head-on collision from an impaired/distracted driver. Learn more here

 

2015

  • Launched Road Safety Speaking & Activism 

  • Invited to the White House to meet and introduce Former First Lady Michelle Obama 

 

2018

  • Named North American Representative - Youth for Road Safety 

  • Named one of six Unsung Heroes of Highway Safety 

  • Represented North America at the World Day of Remembrance in Malta 

 

2019

  •  Joined National Safety Council as Subject Matter Expert (SME) 

  •  Spearheaded development of the 2nd World Youth Assembly for Road Safety 

 

2020

  • Sabbatical: Prioritized rest and recovery during COVID-19 Global Pandemic and racial uprisings 

  • Marked 100 speaking engagements since 2014. 

 

2021 

  • Joined efforts with National Vision Zero for Youth to lead the development of building a sustainable USA Youth Policy Network for Road Safety 

  • Named North American Regional Leader - Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety

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EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES

 

Johnson & Wales University 

Business Administration & Minor in Communication Studies 

 

John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Summer Institute on Injury Prevention & Control 

 

International Road Assessment Program – iRAP 

Star Rating for Schools Certification 

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