I began my college education at Everett Community College in the fall of 1998.

I graduated with an Associates of Arts and Sciences (AAS) degree, with high honors, winter quarter 2001. I continued to take classes through spring quarter of 2001, and attended commencement ceremonies that June.

My college-level cumulative grade point average (GPA) was 3.83 for 130 academic quarter credits.

I graduated with high honors, and was recognized as Outstanding Graducate by the Management department.