I grew up in Austin and graduated from St. Stephen's Episcopal School in 2024.
I'm a sophomore at Pomona College in Claremont, California, where I'm studying Economics and Mathematics — two subjects I've been lucky enough to teach for the past three years. Outside of class, I've worked as a research assistant on constitutional law and as a Data Analyst at a survey research firm in Panama City.
I learned how to teach by playing tennis. There's no team and no coach on the court — you have to read your own game on the fly, figure out what's not working, and adapt. The best players aren't the ones with the prettiest backhand; they're the ones who notice when their plan isn't working and change it before they're three games down.
I try to bring the same instincts to tutoring. Every student gets stuck on something different, and the only way to actually help is to pay attention to where things are coming apart and meet them there. Mathematics is cumulative — one shaky step makes everything that follows harder than it needs to be — so I focus on the reasoning behind a formula before we ever try to use it. When students understand why a method works, they can use it on problems they've never seen before, and they remember it long after the next exam.
I play varsity tennis for Pomona College. Before that, I played at St. Stephen's, where our team won the school's first state championship
When I'm not on the court, I'm usually outdoors — backpacking or hiking — or playing music. I played baritone saxophone and guitar in the jazz band at St. Stephen's for seven years, and I still play guitar with the Pomona College jazz ensemble and with my band in Austin.
