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Three degrees, and a first business, built around one question: how do people make good decisions with money, and how do we teach that?

University of Florida

B.A. Business Administration and B.A. Education Sciences, May 2023

Earning both degrees gave me business content and teacher training together.

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Florida International University

M.S. International Real Estate, July 2024

Real estate is where most families make their biggest financial decision. This degree gave me finance, markets, and law I can bring into lessons on housing, credit, and investing.

David Jackson at his Florida International University graduation

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Flo-Fly

At UF I started Flo-Fly, a platform connecting drone pilots with clients. I built the minimum viable product, wrote the business plan, and registered it as a Florida LLC.

4th of 200+

Finalist in the UF Big Idea business plan competition, for the plan and the presentation.

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Education coursework at UF

B.A. in Education Sciences, University of Florida. Teacher preparation in learning, technology, assessment, and teaching diverse students.

  • Critical Issues in Education EDG 2021
  • Differentiated Instruction EEX 4294
  • ESOL and Reading for Teachers TSL 3323
  • Educational Psychology EDF 3210
  • Exceptional People: School and Society EEX 3093
  • Integrating Technology into the Secondary Curriculum EME 4406
  • Introduction to Educational Technology EME 2040
  • Measurement and Evaluation in Education EDF 4430
  • Social Foundations of Education EDF 3604
  • Teaching Diverse Populations EDF 2085
  • Technology Enhanced Learning Environments EME 3813

Business coursework at UF

B.A. in Business Administration, University of Florida. Foundations in economics, accounting, management, and entrepreneurship.

  • Business Plan Lab ENT 4934
  • Financial Accounting ACG 2021
  • International Business GEB 3373
  • Operations and Supply Chain Management MAN 4504
  • Principles of Macroeconomics ECO 2013
  • Principles of Management MAN 3025
  • Principles of Microeconomics ECO 2023
  • Professional Writing in Business GEB 3213
  • Real Estate Analysis REE 3043
  • Start Up Funding ENT 4934
  • Statistics for Business Decisions QMB 3250
  • Survey of Calculus MAC 2233
  • The Legal Environment of Business BUL 4310

Real estate coursework at FIU

M.S. in International Real Estate, Florida International University. Graduate study in finance, markets, law, and development.

  • Advanced Real Estate Investments REE 6305
  • Corporate Finance FIN 6406
  • Corporate Real Estate REE 6306C
  • Global Real Estate Capital Markets REE 6327
  • Real Estate Development REE 6715
  • Real Estate Finance REE 6209
  • Real Estate Law REE 6435
  • Real Estate Market Analysis REE 6147
  • Real Estate Markets, Institutions and Practices REE 6045
  • Seminar in International Real Estate REE 6935