What is your favorite project or part of the PIE Center?
I love the diversity of projects the PIE Center works on so it is difficult to pick just one. I’m a person who loves diversity on the job, so working on water issues one day, labor issues the next, and then jumping into critical thinking/problem solving is fun for me. More than anything I love that our work is applied and makes a difference to those we serve.
What are you currently working on?
I am currently working on a variety of projects. The main emphasis of my primary projects are water issues – the water public opinion research, the development of a Watershed Stewards Academy with a group of extension specialists and agents, a USDA grant on water conservation, etc. I am also working on a grant with FAMU addressing youth understanding of the role school/community gardens play in food security and battling childhood obesity and an NSF grant examining how to engage students in STEM education to ensure a future agricultural workforce.
Do you have a hidden talent?
I am a swimmer and went to college on a full ride scholarship to swim.
What are you afraid of?
Snakes – and no matter how I try I can’t overcome it!
What is a fun fact that no one may know about you?
I can team rope – both head and heel.
If you could have any super power, what would it be?
I would love to fly.
If someone asked you for a random piece of advice, what would it be?
Since I just had my first daughter, I would say that being a parent is the best thing I have ever done. For those career men and women out there waiting for the right time to start your family, there is never a right time, just go for it!
What are your hobbies?
Spending time with family, horseback riding and travel.
If you could meet anyone in history, who would it be?
I would love to meet my grandmother that passed away before I was born. From what I hear, we are a lot alike and it would have been wonderful to have been able to know her.
What is your favorite type of PIE?
Strawberry pie on a hot summer day.
