Biography
I chose the MPA program because I wanted a degree that would allow me to make a living while making my community a better place. The Nonprofit Concentration of the MPA program has helped me to develop my skills in leadership, fundraising, analysis, and more. The MPA program has helped me to think more critically about vital aspects of public service including representation, intersectionality, accessibility, transparency, and equity.
When I first began the MPA program, I was a social worker at a Hurricane-based social services agency that contracted with Child Protective Services. I am currently the Development Director of the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, a nonprofit reproductive health care facility and the state’s last remaining abortion provider. Through this position, I have had the opportunity to meet and work alongside many amazing community organizers and reproductive justice advocates. I consider myself lucky to work with an organization whose mission I support so deeply, and I credit the MPA program with helping me to get there.