I’ve seen the power of First Round’s programming firsthand. As a part of the inaugural cohort for Recruiter Track, I picked up the foundational skills that powered my career pivot from education and marketing into tech recruiting. Thanks to the program, I landed a role at Cocoon (a First Round-backed company tackling employee leave), as a founding member on their Talent team.
So joining First Round as a Recruiter is a true full-circle moment for me. Now, I work with founders every day to build their early teams and advise them on best talent practices. I love combining my creativity and relationship-building skills to hunt for the best-of-the best to support our community.
Before either of these roles, I spent a few years exploring worlds that seemed far away from tech. But from creating witty marketing campaigns for local Houston businesses like Three Brothers Bakery, to teaching the cutest first graders (and myself) to find the joy in life through the uncertainty of the pandemic, every step has shaped me into the person I am today. And they’re actually not as dissimilar as they might seem. Whether in the classroom or at a growing startup, the unpredictability of each day brings new surprises that keep me on my toes and give me my own kind of adrenaline rush.
Born in California, I was raised in Texas, and then dipped my toes into Oklahoma while I was teaching. In my free time, you can find me spending time with loved ones, indulging in a much-deserved couch-rotting day with my dog, or soaking up nature away from the Texas heat.