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A pithy summary of my accomplishments since high school
  • Invited speaker at several conferences and events include those held at Sprint Accelerator powered by TechStars, InnoTech and Liberty Public Schools
  • Graduated Magna Cum Laude with Distinction from Cornell University, with a degree in Economics, Government and Information Science. I maintained over a 4.0 GPA in my majors.
  • Qualified to the American Forensics Association National Speech Tournament in Extemporaneous Speaking as a member of the Varsity Cornell Debate team
  • Won the 2007 Missouri State Championship in Policy Debate and was 3rd Place in Extemporaneous Speaking that same year

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