Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 2017
  • Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers Foundation (MABL) Scholarship Award Recipient, 2016
  • 1L Twin Cities Diversity in Practice Rotation Clerkship, 2015
  • Thurgood Marshall Scholarship, 2014-2015
• Wellesley College, B.A., 2009
  • Wellesley College Harambee House Office of Multicultural Programs and Services Academic Achievement Award Recipient, 2009
  • A. Philip Randolph Women’s History Month Award for Leadership, 2007
  • The TJX Companies, Inc. Scholarship, 2007
  • New York State Comptroller’s Office Award for Academic Distinction, 2005
  • Commerce Bank American Dream Scholarship, 2005

Bar Admissions

• U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
• Minnesota

Judicial Externship

• Fourth Judicial District, The Honorable M. Jacqueline Regis, Judicial Extern, 2017

Bar Associations

• Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter
  • Diversity Committee
    • Liaison to the Minnesota State Bar Association, Appointed Member, 2020-present
    • Voting Rights Subcommittee, 2020
• Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Labor and Employment Section
  • Probate and Trust Law Section
  • Civil Litigation Section
• Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Labor and Employment Law Section
  • Probate and Trust Law Section
  • Civil Litigation Section

Professional Associations

• Twin Cities Diversity in Practice
  • Emerging Leader Representative, 2018-present
• Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers
  • Legislative Committee, 2020-present
• Minnesota Black Women Lawyers Network
• Minnesota Women Lawyers
• Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association

Civic Involvement

• Homeline
• Volunteer Lawyers Network

• The National Black Lawyers: Top 40 under 40, 2020-present

• The Tulsa Race Massacre: Its Significance 100 Years Later and the Connection to the Duluth Lynchings, author, Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter Perspectives, Vol. 15, Issue 1, Sept. 15, 2021, at 5-7
  
• A Historical View of How Race and Politics Have Affected Voter Access, author, Federal Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Perspectives, Fall 2020, at 4-6
• Systemic changes for transforming the Minneapolis Police Department, author, Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter Bar Talk, Vol. 14, Issue 1, Sept. 16, 2020, at 10-11
• Epiphanies & Insights on ADR for New Lawyers: A young lawyer's perspective on the rise of ADR and the preparation process, author, Hennepin Lawyer, July/August, 2020
• Eighth Circuit Holds that Denial of Religious Accommodations Does Not Give Rise to Title VII Anti-Retaliation Claim, author, Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter Bar Talk, Sept. 11, 2019, at 8

• Small Group Session with Judge Sophia Vuelo and Black Attorneys, panelist, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, April 16, 2021
  
• Bias in Practice: Microaggressions in 1L Experiential Learning and Beyond, panelist, University of Minnesota Law School, April 13, 2021
• Advanced Employment Law, presenter, National Business Institute, October 22, 2019
• The Unseen Barrier, Preparing for and Overcoming Stress: How to manage stress on the road to becoming a successful lawyer, panelist, Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter, April 16, 2019