What are your interests and what do you enjoy doing the most?

My interests centre around world cultures and the history. I enjoy travelling more than anything else.

List any special training you have had (music, art, drama, dance, etc.)

I am trained in a variety of athletic activities: downhill skiing, dance, gymnastics, and tennis.

In what sports, if any, have you participated?

Skiing, tennis and racket sports, weightlifting, running, gymnastics, and dance are some of my favourite sports.

Name one person, other than your parents, who has had the most influence on your life. Why?

My first ethics professor shaped and influenced how I approach moral reasoning and decision making in important ways. It had a meaningful impact on how I judge the value of my own moral actions and enact them.

What is your proudest personal accomplishment (other than participating in this pageant)?

I grew up preferring strength training and weight lifting over endurance fitness but challenged myself to complete a full running marathon in summer of 2022. It pushed me out of my developed areas and challenged my mindset to develop and overcome mentally where I was not used to being physically conditioned in.

What is the most interesting or unique thing that has ever happened to you and/or what is the most interesting thing about you?

Walking through the expansive underground network of World War II tunnels in Gibraltar–called an “underground city”– where soldiers lived, strategized, and endured during wartimes, gave me a sense of how history was shaped by quiet, lived strategy and resilience of those working behind the scenes.

What is your career ambition and what are you doing or plan to do to accomplish that goal?

My career ambitions are to launch the human rights issues I am engaged in now on a larger scale. Coming from a moral theory background and focus on ongoing social and global situations, I aim to see these initiatives become further realized in concrete ways, as a career focus. Using novel mediums that reach and engage with greater audiences in impactful ways as an aim.

What would be your “dream job” in life?

My dream career is connected with bringing truth to light behind the human rights and geopolitical issues I’m engaged in, and in larger, impactful ways. Bridging rigorous ethical thinking with novel ways of advocating and affecting change in these issues would be a “dream job” for me.

Describe where you were raised and what your childhood was like.

I was raised in Edmonton, Alberta’s suburbs, surrounded by a diversity of cultures. The diversity in beliefs and cultures of those around me led me to inquire into and pursue theory into general human rights and ethics.

List any interesting or unusual jobs you may have had.

Working with international students from across Mexico, I was exposed to their perspectives on Canada—ones that differed significantly from ones I’d encountered within Canadian spheres. What made this experience particularly impactful is that our relationships didn’t end with the program—we’ve stayed in touch, and those conversations continue to shape how I think about cross-cultural understanding, national identity, and the importance of listening to voices from outside your own context.

List any volunteering you have done.

I have volunteered extensively over the past 5 years in various mental health settings–from in-patient care settings with both individuals and groups to human rights and medical advocacy for individuals. I also have volunteered with my sports passions through provincial tennis tournaments.

What is your most unusual talent?

My most unusual talent is my ability to connect with people across divides–culturally and generationally. Volunteering and working in settings where I was a minority from those in different cultures and generations, I discovered a talent I have for holding dignity and connecting with people different from me in these ways. I found a unique talent of mine to be able to connect with them meaningfully through shared values and concern of rights.

Where is the most interesting place you have been to?

Rome, Italy. What stood out most to me was visiting the Coliseum and learning that it was built, in part, by Jewish slaves from Israel after the Roman siege of Jerusalem–the history there pushed me to recognize the lives and stories that are less told.

What do you hope to be doing in ten years?

In ten years, I hope to be continuing to be bringing to light truth behind important global issues and amplifying the cases of them, and with tangible impact for them as an aim as well.