Hometown: South Kingstown, R.I.
Majors: Ocean Engineering and Spanish through the International Engineering Program (IEP)
Important URI Experiences: Junior year in Spain, where she studied at the University of Cantabria, followed by an internship with a Canary Islands oceanographic engineering firm where she analyzed data, conducted water quality testing, and translated grant proposals for the European Union. “Whatever they needed to be done, I took care of it. It was a very transformative time for me. I really developed as an international engineer.”
What’s next: Grad school at Oregon State studying coastal and ocean engineering, conducting ocean-related renewable energy research. She eventually plans to earn an MBA.
Career goal: Renewable Energy Entrepreneur
In her own words: “I really want to find a way to marry all of my passions and start my own company to create technologies using ocean renewable energy to help connect disadvantaged people to society. I want to look at remote islands or isolated communities and make sure they can be self-sustaining with the help of ocean renewable energy.”