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Joining the military afforded me the opportunity to use my VA education benefits to earn a bachelor’s degree in Speech Pathology/Audiology from Middle Tennessee State University and provide a higher standard of living for myself and my daughters. Navigating a return to higher education using two separate military education benefits taught me the challenges and rewards of reaching academic goals as an adult learner. Assisting fellow veterans and dependents reach their own academic personal goals is a privilege.

Outside my current role in Religious Affairs as an Army Reservist, I served in different capacities including assignment to a Forward Surgical Team (FST) as a 68D, Army Operating Room Specialist, and the opportunity to earn the 42A, Human Resources Specialist MOS.

I served in the U.S. Army as a Petroleum Supply Specialist from 2004 to 2008 based out of Fort Hood, Texas with the 4^th Infantry Division. Outside of my occupational specialty in fuel, I served in many different capacities including flag folder for over thirty veteran funerals across the state of Texas; rifle bearer in the 4^th Infantry Division Honor Guard protecting and presenting the division’s colors for unit ceremonies; deploying for over a year and working as a Commandant’s Aide during Operation Iraqi Freedom 05-07 based in Bagdad, Iraq at Camp Liberty; and as a personnel clerk for a company of over sixty soldiers. I had joined the military to provide myself a way to pay for college, but my service has led to so much more. I have developed rich friendships with fellow veterans and others with a military connection, earned a bachelor’s degree and masters of public health using my VA education benefits. I have also had the honor of being a military spouse to an Army infantryman, assisting him with his transition from the military to become a registered nurse. I feel that higher education has been my home away from home since leaving the military, and I have been able to find many of the things that I loved about the military here, such as a rewarding career, friendship, mentorship, and further discovery that I am always ready to learn more. 

As a member of Belmont's Veteran Success Team since 2015, I work with a wide array of student veterans and love to empower them to obtain their educational and career goals.I am passionate about helping veterans, service members, and their families achieve academic success and transition to the next steps in their career. My door is always open - stop on by!

I have worked in higher education for more than 24 years - all of that time at Belmont! A diehard Bruins fan, I hold season tickets to the Belmont basketball games and love connecting our student veterans to our rich campus life. 

I came to Belmont as a traditional student right out of high school and I earned my Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Marketing. I am also completed my M.A. in Mental Health Counseling at Belmont, including my practicum at Operation Stand Down, a local organization serving Nashville's veteran community.