HOMETOWN:
Ann Arbor
AGE:
24
PLATFORM:
Community Revitalization:
Building A Sustainable Future
TALENT:
Fiddle, “Bomshel Stomp
(Old Joe Clark)"
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction in Organizational Studies
from the University of Michigan; Phi Beta Kappa Graduate
EMPLOYMENT:
Google AdWords Account Associate (Ann Arbor, MI)
CAREER AMBITION:
Become an independent strategy consultant and social entrepreneur
SCHOLASTIC HONORS:
Phi Beta Kappa Society;
James B. Angell Scholar;
Accepted to Master's program at the London School of Economics;
Nominated and chosen by the Organizational Studies
faculty as one of two annual recipients of the department's
prestigious Leader-Scholar Award;
Golden Key International Honor Society;
National Society for Collegiate Scholars;
National Dean's List
LEADERSHIP ROLES:
Co-developer of Google Cares Ann Arbor;
Advisory Board Member for Growing Hope,
a community gardening organization
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
University of Michigan 2005 Commencement Speaker;
Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction;
Member of the first new hire class for Google's Ann Arbor office;
Completed a sprint triathlon and half marathon;
Served over 500 hours as a counselor on a youth crisis hotline;
Proficient in Spanish
INTERESTING FACTS:
I spent five weeks in Costa Rica living with a host family
while volunteering with Habitat for Humanity;
I extend loans to entrepreneurs in Africa through
an organization called Kiva
LOCAL PAGEANT:
West Michigan (Kelli Leep - ED)
SCHOLASTIC AMBITION:
To obtain an MBA from Oxford
University's
Skoll Centre for
Social Entrepreneurship