I was doing revenue forecasting and fiscal policy analysis, so I was working directly with the legislature and helping decipher different fiscal policy proposals, looking at what it meant for revenue generation and the state and how it might impact people at the secondary and tertiary levels. It was during this time that I realized my interests and skillset were more aligned with policy rather than pure economics. That spurred me to return to school because I felt that I needed more education to have the impact I wanted to make through policy. I came to Princeton SPIA because of their emphasis on public service and the immediate applicability of what we're learning to real life. Through my classes and a summer internship at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, I've developed the tools in policy and international relations that I felt were missing before, and I’m excited to take that knowledge back north with me to positively impact Arctic policy as it grows in the public eye inside and outside of the region.”