I always had an interest in the arts and history, so after graduating with honors from Dallas Senior High School in 2008, I studied Architecture and Urban Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. After graduating from Pitt in 2012, Magna Cum Laude, I received my Master of Science in Historic Preservation at the the University of Pennsylvania in 2014, where I took courses through the School of Design, Fels Institute of Government, and the Wharton Business School.

During my time in school...