I was raised here in Corpus Christi, Texas. I graduated from W. B. Ray High School in 2004 and Texas A&M University Corpus Christi with a bachelor of arts with a double major in Criminal Justice and psychology in 2008. After working for a few years for the State of Texas' disabled community, I attended St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio. I worked in the Center for Legal and Social Justice Clinic during my second year and in my third year I was a teaching assistant in charge of a program that helped the local homeless population. My commitment to this community brought me back to Corpus Christi.