Biography

Born and raised in the Dallas Metroplex. My love for traveling and the outdoors was instilled by family summer road trips to camp in the San Juans of Colorado. After high school, I studied at The University of Texas at Austin for five years. Hook ’em! After school, I moved to work for an investment firm in Charlotte. I’ve lived here now for eight years, enjoying the blend of urban and southern lifestyles and access to both mountain and coastal areas.

Pursuit of 50 Timeline

• 2/2020: Visited my 34th and 35 states (Montana + Idaho) on a ski trip, which gave me Associate membership. I hit 35 states before turning 25.
• 5/2020: Visited my 36th (Arizona) on a cross-country road trip. Camped at Lake Powell and White Pocket in the Vermillion Cliffs, also visiting Monument Valley and Horseshoe Bend.
• 11/2020: Visited Nebraska and both Dakotas (states 37-39) while based out of Rapid City for a long weekend.
• 9/2021: 9-day road trip up the east coast to Maine and back, checking off Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont (states 40-42).
• 11/2021: Weekend trip to Iowa (state 43) for a UT @ Iowa State football game, also exploring the Driftless region with my Dad.
• 9/2022: 4-day road trip to Cincinnati, Ohio (state 44) to root for Charlotte FC. Crossed over to Indiana (state 45) to eat at the State Line Restaurant.
• 10/2022: 3-day road trip across western Utah and eastern Nevada (state 46), including climbing Wheeler Peak in Great Basin National Park.
• 6/2025 – Family vacation in Oregon (state 47). Checked out Portland before exploring up and down the coast from Lincoln City.

US Extremities (1): Southernmost tip of continental US (Key West, Florida 1/2020)

US State Capitol Buildings (26): Atlanta GA, Augusta ME, Austin TX, Baton Rouge LA, Boston MA, Charleston WV, Columbia SC, Concord NH, Denver CO, Des Moines IA, Frankfort KY, Harrisburg PA, Hartford CT, Jackson MS, Jefferson City MO, Little Rock AR, Montgomery AL, Montpelier VT, Nashville TN, Phoenix AZ, Providence RI, Raleigh NC, Salem OR, Richmond VA, Topeka KS, Trenton NJ

US State High Points (11): Alabama (Mt. Cheaha), Georgia (Brasstown Bald), Louisiana (Mt. Driskill), Massachusetts (Mt. Greylock), Mississippi (Woodall Mountain), Nevada (Mt. Wheeler*), New Hampshire (Mt. Washington), North Carolina (Mt. Mitchell), South Carolina (Sassafras Mountain), Tennessee (Kuwohi), Virginia (Mt. Rogers)

International (12): Austria, Bahamas, Cambodia, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Thailand, Vatican City, as well as the US Virgin Islands.