Age: 28

Public relations specialist, Roper St. Francis Healthcare

• Manages internal communications aimed at employees, physicians, volunteers, patients and visitors, as well as employee recognition events inside and outside the organization.

Community involvement

• Memminger Elementary Wings volunteer.
• Trident United Way Day of Caring volunteer.
• American Heart Association volunteer.
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy volunteer.

Best career advice you’ve ever been given: My mom and dad have always taught me and shown me that working hard is the only way to accomplish your goals. If you stay committed to the things you believe in, good things will happen to you, your family and your career.

Books on your nightstand: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, A Journal for Jordan by Dana Canedy and Spanish for Dummies by Susana Wald.

Favorite restaurant: My mom and dad’s kitchen.

Best stress reliever: Running, taking my dogs on a walk and relaxing on a beach or on a boat.

Person you would like to meet: Jesus, the Dalai Lama and Rachael Ray.