I was born in Austin, Texas and raised in the historic, small town of Georgetown, located half an hour north. I was a pretty serious student in high school and active in the marching band and cheerleading, and thankfully earned a scholarship to Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. There I studied political science, economics and Spanish (for a semester in Buenos Aires), and I established a practice as a fitness instructor, teaching boot camp, kickboxing, and step aerobics on campus. I also interned for a national political campaign, which opened the doors to an internship on the White House speechwriting team the summer before my senior year. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in Public Policy the following summer, and for the next year and a half, served on the President’s speechwriting team as a member of the full-time staff. I worked with the senior speechwriters as a research assistant, and had the opportunity to write speeches on occasion.