Bio: In the summers of 2016 and 2017, I embarked on two 4,000-mile long bike rides across the country to raise money and awareness for The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. Over the course of two years, I succeeded in personally raising over ten thousand dollars for this nonprofit organization. As my teammates and I biked from community to community, we met hundreds of people afflicted by cancer. We stopped at some of the most prominent cancer treatment centers in the nation, including the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute in Ohio as well as the Provision CARES Proton Therapy Center in Tennessee. We delivered scholarships to young adult cancer survivors seeking higher education, and we delivered care bags to patients undergoing treatment. In our efforts, communities found hope, and we found the inspiration to keep pedaling to unite communities in the fight against cancer.

This year, I would like to continue to support the cancer community by joining The Fulton Police Department in fundraising for St. Baldrick’s Foundation: a charity that is dedicated to supporting research aimed at developing a cure for childhood cancer. In joining them, I strive to support cancer research and advocate for those who do not have the time, money, or energy to advocate for themselves.