I have always had a passion for animals growing up and when I was accepted to Clemson University in 2015 I never expected it to lead me to taxidermy. I got my degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology with a minor in Veterinary Sciences as well as volunteering for the Bob Campbell Natural History Museum under Melissa Fuentes. After graduating in 2018 I worked for the South Carolina's Department of Natural Resources with their Herpetology department until 2020 when I enrolled in taxidermy classes at the Montgomery Community College in North Carolina. There I learned taxidermy under Andy Speer, and once I had completed my certification I started working in his shop while getting my own business started in Fountain Inn, SC.