Why are you attending UO?

I worked in the culinary industry for 5 years before I began my program.  Through my experience in the culinary industry I learned how cooks and farm workers (especially immigrants) are exploited and work in unsafe environments. I wanted to advocate for people in the culinary and farmworker community, hence I entered graduate school for Nonprofit Management.

How/why do you want to change the world?

That is a difficult question because there is much I would like to change. For example, I would like to get rid of economic inequality and xenophobia. A good start would be to make sure that farm and food service workers are fairly compensated.

What has been the best part of your college experience?

The friendships and relationships I have with fellow UO students have been the best part of my experience. Moving here from Chicago was a culture shock. Although Oregon is very beautiful, on campus and in Eugene I had to endure racial and gender intolerance.