Leadership & Community
Leading with service, voice, and accountability
Portfolio snapshot: Leadership, service, and community-building work
My leadership work centers community-building, student advocacy, and creating spaces where people feel supported, seen, and empowered to succeed.
Campus Leadership
Student leadership at Cornell University
Member, Red Key Athlete Honor Society
Selected as a member of Cornell’s Red Key Athlete Honor Society, which recognizes student-athletes for leadership, integrity, and commitment to their teams and the broader community.
- Engage in service initiatives across Cornell and the Greater Ithaca community.
- Build connections with fellow student-athlete leaders through leadership and service work.
- Represent the link between athletic excellence, integrity, and community commitment.
Black Student Empowerment Ambassador
Serve as an ambassador for Black Student Empowerment at Cornell, helping plan and promote programs that support student confidence, belonging, and professional growth. Help lead initiatives like Polished for Success, focused on personal branding, networking, and free professional headshots for students.
- Help organize professional development programming that makes branding, networking, and confidence-building feel accessible.
- Support outreach and event execution for Polished for Success and related student-facing initiatives.
- Contribute to programming that connects belonging with concrete career preparation.
Professional Development Chair, Men of Color in Athletics
Designing career programming, alumni engagement, speaker events, and opportunity systems for student-athletes of color.
- Build programming that connects student-athlete belonging with concrete career preparation.
- Coordinate alumni engagement and speaker event ideas that make opportunity easier to access.
- Strengthen the bridge between athletics, leadership, and long-term career readiness.
VP of External Affairs, SWAG & Nigerian Students Association
Building partnerships, strengthening campus connections, and expanding community-facing programming.
- Lead external outreach and partnership conversations that expand organizational visibility across campus.
- Support collaboration planning with other student groups, partners, and event stakeholders.
- Use communications and relationship-building to turn community interest into real participation.
Co-Vice President, CUTF Spiked Shoe Society
Selected to serve as Co-Vice President of the CUTF Spiked Shoe Society for the 2026–2027 school year. The role supports leadership, tradition, and service within Cornell Track & Field/Cross Country.
- Support the Co-Presidents and executive board with meeting minutes, attendance, event planning, and team communication.
- Step in to support presidential duties when needed.
- Help strengthen service, alumni engagement, and community-building across the team.
Member, Arts & Sciences Academic Integrity Hearing Board
Serve on Cornell’s Arts & Sciences Academic Integrity Hearing Board, helping review academic integrity cases and uphold community standards within the college.
- Contribute to fair decision-making and careful policy interpretation.
- Support a thoughtful accountability process grounded in community standards.
NCAA Division I Track & Field Student-Athlete
Compete as a Division I sprinter while balancing varsity athletics with a rigorous academic schedule in Information Science and Sociology.
- Develop discipline, time management, teamwork, and leadership through high-performance training and competition.
- Represent Cornell Track & Field through daily preparation, team standards, and academic excellence.
Community & Civic Engagement
Student voice beyond campus
Mikva Challenge DC | Student Voice Council
Represented student perspectives on issues affecting schools and communities through advocacy, dialogue, and civic engagement work. Collaborated with peers and adult leaders to elevate youth voice in conversations about public education and policy.
McKinley Tech Debate Team
Founded and led McKinley Tech's debate team, building it into a competitive and respected student organization. Recruited and mentored members, coached newer debaters, and helped lead the team to regional and national recognition.
Recognition
Awards & honors
- EY Beyond the Game • Selected for a national student-athlete leadership and career development program with virtual sessions and an in-person summit (2026)
- Accenture Learning to Earning Summer Internship Program • Selected for Accenture's 2026 summer internship program
- Cornell Red Key Athlete Honor Society • Selected for student-athlete leadership, integrity, service, and community commitment (2026)
- DC Education Research Collaborative Advisory Committee • Ongoing advisory role contributing student-centered perspective to education research conversations (2025–Present)
- Capital One Case Competition Winner • Black Ivy League Business Conference (2024)
- United Bank / DCSAA Student-Athlete Scholarship Recipient (2024)
- 2024 All Metropolitan Boys Track Team Honoree • Pigskin Club of Washington
- Boeing STEM Signing Day Honoree (2024)
- AFCEA DC STEM Scholar
- Alpha Omega Academic Achievement Scholarship Award
Interested in collaborating?
I’m always open to conversations about leadership, student voice, education equity, and community-driven change.