About

Reality

I am a 2014 psychology graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am a lifelong athlete who loves a long bike ride and a good lifting session at the gym. I always am up for any form of caffeine especially if it comes with a side of good conversation. Currently, I’m nomading across the world trying to find a place to call home. I am happily a happiness engineer and team lead for the happiness team for Jetpack, VaultPress, Akismet, & more at Automattic. You can read about how I made my way to being a Happiness Engineer for Automattic here and what my day to day looks like in these series of posts. I co-started Accelerate.LGBT and Mentor Everywhere as two separate ways to help those who need it the most. Ultimately, I am looking forward to seeing where I end up in this world and who influences me along the way. I believe in the power of little things and try to capture them through photography.

Philosophy

“What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the mornings, what you will do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.” -Pedro Arrupe

Goal

Learn something new everyday and lessen the sufferings of others (inspired by Neal deGrasse Tyson’s quote)

Dream

Own a coffee shop designed for facilitating connections between people over coffee.

Articles

In 2017, Your Coworkers Will Live Everywhere

Next Stop for Accelerate.LGBT: Dublin, Ireland

Meet Anne: A Slap-In-The-Face Interview With a Child of Surrogacy

My Interview With Anne, a Child of Surrogacy (Part 2)

Troves We Love: Uplift

Client Happiness at Earnest: The “Personal” in Personal Finance

One Carolina student worker’s path to her dream IT job

Trinity Prep teammates come first with Anne McCarthy