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Long before any of that, I was taking commissions as a young graphic designer, making flyers, logos, and T‑shirts.

My first job was at a summer camp, and it taught me something important: I didn’t love teaching, but I loved creating. So at the Lewisville Public Library, where I worked as a children’s librarian, I leaned into making things happen, helping put together events like a petting zoo, coding lessons for kids, and a FaceTime call with an astronaut.

I’ve also always loved animals. As a kid, I was a junior zookeeper at Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, Kansas, and later a volunteer at Pet World. Today I have a cat named Cleo and a turtle named Chandler.