Born and raised in north central Louisiana, I graduated from Quitman High School. I attended Louisiana Tech for a short stint before deciding I was not ready for school and chose to pursue welding, which I had done for most of my life.
After deciding that welding was not the career I wanted to continue, I attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe with the initial thought of studying kinesiology and hopes of going to physical therapy school afterward. When I moved to Monroe, I was able to get a job as an ER tech at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, Louisiana, where I worked from 2013 to 2015. This was my first introduction to what could be done within nursing. With that experience, I quickly changed my major to nursing with the hope of becoming an ER nurse.
After multiple failed attempts at being accepted into nursing school, I decided to get a degree in Occupational Safety and Health, which I completed in 2017. With that degree, I was able to complete an internship and then work as a safety engineer for WestRock in Jonesboro, LA for 2 years.
In 2019, I decided my heart was still set on becoming a nurse, so I applied to the Louisiana Tech nursing program, where I was accepted and completed my associate degree in February 2022. While working on my nursing degree, I also returned to St. Francis Medical Center and worked as an ER tech for a second time from 2019 to 2022.
After graduation, my first nursing job was at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport in their Level 1 Trauma ICU, where I stayed for one year. After leaving, I went back to working in an ER at Heart Hospital of Austin in Austin, Texas, where I also stayed for a year.
Once I was introduced to my first flight crew, my goal was to work my way toward becoming a flight nurse. I first applied for flight jobs after completing two years of nursing. The first company to take a chance on me in flight was LifeNet Air in 2024, where I started strictly working fixed wing at LNA3 in Texarkana for a year and then transitioned to rotor full time at LNA4 in Daingerfield, TX. I later came back to LNA3 as base manager in October 2025, and in April 2026, I also stepped into the role of base manager for LNA1. I have also been accepted to Louisiana State University to begin my bachelor’s degree in business Analytics.
In my free time, I enjoy playing golf and spending time outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. I also enjoy spending time with family and friends, often over a good meal.