Age: 31

Recruiting analyst, Blackbaud Inc.

• Manages the college recruiting program as well as strategy, employee relations data reporting; departmental budget management; new employee relocations; employee referral program management; return on investment recruiting data analysis and vendor management.
• Serves on the leadership team for Team Blackbaud, a group of individuals from Blackbaud dedicated to promoting philanthropy and connecting employees with volunteer opportunities.

Community involvement

• Volunteers at Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital, sitting bedside with children and playing games and activities in the atrium with those who are able.
• Mentor and lunch buddy with a third-grader at Chicora Elementary School.
• Volunteer with the Charleston Miracle League, Fields to Families, East Cooper Habitat for Humanity, Ronald McDonald House and many others.

Personal mission statement: I like to quote something that Eleanor Roosevelt once said: “Do one thing every day that scares you.” I am an adventurous soul who believes that you have only been given one life and you must fully embrace it!

Best career advice you’ve ever been given: “Follow your heart and do something you love. You will have good days and bad days, but if you believe in the organization, it will make your life so much fuller.” This was from my parents, who were both educators. I’ve always lived by it. 

Books on your nightstand: Flies on the Butter by Denise Hildreth, Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach and crossword puzzles.

Favorite restaurant: The Boathouse on Breach Inlet.

Person you would like to meet: Abraham Lincoln.