I'm pursuing an MS in Financial Technology at the University of Colorado Denver. My background spans business administration, visual storytelling, communications, and technology. That mix has taught me that complex ideas only become useful once someone takes the time to make them clear. I tend to think analytically, but I rely just as much on imagination, and I do my best work when I get to use both.

My thinking about money has changed a lot over the past year. Getting involved with the Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Club, and learning from the work of Andreas M. Antonopoulos, pushed me to ask more basic questions: who controls access to financial systems, who gets left out of them, and what it would mean for people to hold and move value on their own terms. I've come to believe deeply in financial sovereignty, and I see decentralized finance as one of the most promising paths toward it. I also think it's still early. The technology has real open questions around usability, security, and regulation, and I think taking those seriously is part of believing in its future.

That's also why financial literacy matters so much to me. Too many of us were never taught how money works, and the tools meant to help can feel intimidating or opaque. I'd like to help make managing finances feel more accessible, intuitive, and even fun. More broadly, I love helping people make sense of new technology, whether that's blockchain, AI, or whatever comes next. New tools tend to arrive faster than our understanding of them, and I find real satisfaction in closing that gap so people and organizations can use them with confidence and good judgment.

Long term, I hope to create a narrative-driven video game that honors the culture of my ancestors. I believe games can be a powerful conduit for learning, connection, and meaning-making. My cultural background also shapes how I think about stewardship, long-term impact, and responsibility to community, in my work and beyond it.