Life as an athletE

My journey with sports began with soccer as young as four years old. That blossomed into a longtime competitive career that ended with semi-professional beach soccer and collegiate club soccer. After picking up cross country and track in high school, running became my full-time love post college, where I have spent years training and racing, especially in the Marathon distance.

My education and experience

It was known to me early on that I wanted to work with athletes directly as a long time passion. This manifested at first as a desire to become an athletic trainer, before learning about the limitless possibilities of sports psychology and mental performance training. At San Jose State University I pursued a B.S. in Kinesiology with an emphasis on Sport Management and Culture and a minor in Psychology. From there I went on to attend the University of Tennessee where I completed a Master’s Degree in Sport Psychology and Motor Behavior to emphasize my knowledge and experience in the field.

I have also spent years as both a soccer and running coach, have managed several teams and organizations, and have developed a strong understanding of the foundations of most sports from both an academic and social perspective.