Name Preference: Josie

Pronouns: She/Her

At LJA Since: 2024

Contact Info: josies@laurajeffreyacademy.org

What inspires you? The scholars inspire me! It has been so wonderful to be surrounded by scholars who are authentically themselves. They are so willing to learn and share their experiences.

What do you love most about LJA? I love the atmosphere and how the school allows scholars to be themselves.

What is your hope for LJA scholars? To believe in themselves and that they can do anything they set their mind to.

Education: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Law Criminology, and Justice with a minor in Gender, Women, and Sexuality studies from the UMN. I am currently working on my MSW at the UMN.

What would it be if you had to eat one meal every day for the rest of your life? Pasta.

If you could choose any two famous people to have dinner with who would they be? Taylor Swift and Naz Reid.

Which skill would you love to learn? Urdu- my partners native language.
What topic could you give a 20-minute presentation on without any preparation? The Minnesota Timberwolves.