Born in fabulous Chicago. Educated at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Grammar School, and then Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School.

Graduated from DePaul University in June of 2000 with a BS in Finance (Accounting minor), but opted for a grad assistantship in the Entrepreneurship Program in lieu of a "real job". Finished up my MBA in Finance at DePaul's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business in December of 2002.

Took courses toward an MS in Human-Computer Interaction from DePaul's School of Computer Science, Telecommunications, and Information Systems while working as Coordinator / Financial Analyst for the Council of Entrepreneurship Awareness and Education and the DePaul Entrepreneurship Program.

Currently employed as Coordinator of Research Programs for the Ecology and Evolution Group in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, taking French classes at the Alliance Française de Chicago, learning yoga at Yoga Circle, and knitting. A lot.

what i love: making lists.. architecture.. math.. the el.. editing.. web design.. chicago.. ani difranco.. absolutely fabulous.. knitting.. the birdcage.. the connecticut quarter.. thrift stores.. mexican food.. folk music.. netflix.. school supplies.. bpal.. singing.. ikea's as-is section.. channel 11.. organizing.. the rice at chipotle.. art history.. the league of gentleman.. james taylor.. reading.. doing research.. short nails.. margaret cho.. colored pens.. CSAs.. working alone.. ellipsis points..

what i don't love: updating my resume.. cigarettes.. tcf bank.. rush hour.. onions.. white walls.. umbrellas.. internet explorer.. moving.. paying full price.. humidity.. cubs fans.. music majors who can't sight-read.. tardiness.. st. patrick's day.. transition periods.. waiting.. forwards.. beer.. movies like shallow hal.. hangnails.. graduation ceremonies.. garlic.. being patronized.. pennies.. not using both sides of a piece of paper.. popular music.. cars.. caffeine..