Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, I moved to Boca Raton, Florida in 2005, living in a student dormitory and training full-time at the Evert Tennis Academy in pursuit of playing college tennis. After two years of college tennis, I turned pro and competed on the Women’s Tennis Tour (WTA) from 2008-2011 traveling throughout the USA, South America, and Europe. My interaction with international tennis players further raised my awareness of the difficulties collegiate/professional athletes and coaches have while immigrating to the United States. In 2011 she returned to Florida and obtained her undergraduate degree from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton, Florida. While at FAU I served as a research assistant in the political science department, was a member of the National Honors Society, the Phi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society, and was awarded the FAU President’s Scholarship Award for academic achievement. Graduating Summa Cum Laude from FAU in 2013, I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Communications.