9th, 2016 Olympic Team Trials - Marathon; 5th, 2022 USATF Marathon Championships; 7th, 2023 USATF Half Marathon Championships

I worked for several years as a behavioral therapist for children that have autism. I worked in a program that had amazing success stories, learned an immense amount and worked with amazing children who I still think of often almost a decade later. It was very gratifying to play a small role in helping change a child's life.

I am very proud to represent and work with Students Run LA, a non-profit that works with inner city kids in Los Angeles schools. Students Run LA helps kids who perhaps never ran a day in their life set the goal of completing the Los Angeles Marathon, and supports them every step of the way in achieving that goal. In a society that often leaves public high school students behind, Students Run LA builds a support system for the students who need it most. I myself am a graduate of the program and believe it changed my life.

Completing the 2002 Los Angeles Marathon as part of Students Run LA, when I was in 7th grade. We didn't really know what we were doing, but my friend and I made a promise to finish the whole race without walking. At one point I was really tired and took a couple of steps to start walking, but my friend just kept on jogging and encouraged me to go with him. This convinced me not to walk either and we finished the race together. That memory remains very powerful to me to this day.