Professional Achievements
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International City/County Management Association Early Career Leadership Award, 2023
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Certified Economic Developer (CEcD), International Economic Development Council, 2022
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Graduate of University of Oklahoma's Economic Development Institute (OUEDI), 2022
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International Economic Development Council's Gold Award for Innovation in Economic Development Week 2020
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Texas Economic Development Council's Measured Objectives Award for Economic Excellence
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Featured in Business View Magazine for best practices in American towns and cities
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Guest speaker for ESRI/GIS WebTech Learning Lab on "Driving Recovery Using Location Intelligence"
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Guest speaker for the Chamber's Leadership CORE on government
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Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) designation
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Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
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Employee of the Quarter Jan - Mar 2017
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Alamo Young Government Leaders Public Servant of the Year Finalist, 2018
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Basic Economic Development Course graduate, 2016.
Academic Achievements
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2014 H-E-B Graduate Student International Peace Award by the UIW H-E-B School of Business (2014). Awarded to one Graduate student who is believed to make a contribution to improving relations between the international community and the U.S
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Asian Studies Award for UIW Ambassador for Asian Culture by the UIW College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (2014). Awarded to the student who, though not an Asian Studies minor, has dedicated his/her time to spreading awareness of Asian culture on and off campus.
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Member of the University of the Incarnate Word Honors Program (2009 – 2013)
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Dean’s List (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
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Star of Tomorrow Award by the UIW College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (2011)
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Delta Mu Delta: top 20% of university students International Business Honors Society
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Alpha Chi: top 10% of university students honors society
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Alpha Lambda Delta: First Year students honors society
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Member of Business Club (2011-2014)
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President of UIW Asian Culture Club (2013-2014)
Japanese Language Achievements
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Certified level “N3” for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test for intermediate Japanese (2012)
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Recipient of a scholarship from the Japan Student Services Organization, bestowed by Kumamoto Gakuen University while studying abroad in Kumamoto, Japan (2011)
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Outstanding Japanese Speaker Award by the UIW Faculty of Modern Languages (2011)