Lee University Professor

Over the past three years, I have known and worked with Sirena in multiple capacities (as my student, as my student assistant, and as my employee). I first met Sirena in the fall of 2019 when she was a student in my religion course (BIBL-102) at Lee University. Sirena always actively participated in class and encouraged others to participate as well. All-in-all, Sirena was a huge part of making my first ever class successful. What immediately stood out to me was that unlike other student athletes, Sirena had a perfect attendance record. Making this even more impressive was the fact that the class met three times per week at 8 am! Sirena also attended every event outside of class including review sessions, guest speakers, etc. Because of all this hard work she helped lead study groups for other students. She of course earned an A in the class and her work ethic was so prodigious and memorable that the following semester I personally paid her to help me with office work.

In Dec. 2020, I left teaching and moved to Seattle to work for a municipal bond fintech startup named ficc.ai. Once again, I reached out to Sirena and hired her to help me with data entry and other important work that required a high attention to detail. I cannot speak highly enough of how much I personally respect Sirena and I would personally recommend her for any situation. She is a close friend, an excellent student, and a hard worker.