Kyra earned several academic honors during her undergraduate studies, including the Careers in the Law Certificate, Alpha Lambda Award, and induction into Delta Mu Delta (where she served as Director of Communications), Kappa Gamma Pi, and Delta Epsilon Sigma. She also holds certificates in intellectual property law and fashion law from the Fordham University School of Law and has conducted extensive legal research on nanotechnology regulation in the construction sector—work that is now being used to inform legislation and policy.
At ASU Law, Kyra was very involved on campus. She served as an AIC Representative and Community Service Director for the Native American Law Students Association, 1L Representative for the American Indian Council, and 2L Representative for the Black Law Students Association. She is also the Co-Founder and Director of Community Outreach for the ASU Law Diverse Students Coalition, liaison for the Law and Science Student Association, and a member of the National Native American Law Student Association Moot Court. Along with a JD from ASU, Kyra also earned a Certificate in law, science, and technology with an emphasis in intellectual property.
Professionally, Kyra has held a variety of legal roles. As an administrative law judge for the Arizona Department of Economic Security, she presided over hearings and issued written decisions on complex cases. She describes being addressed as “Your Honor” as one of the greatest honors of her career. She currently serves as a legal fellow for the City of Philadelphia, where she conducts legislative and policy research on civil rights, municipal law, and housing justice. In a previous role as a staff advocate at Disability Rights Arizona, she successfully represented individuals in appeals for essential services.
As a coach, Kyra’s greatest strength is her ability to see the whole person behind the application. As a first-generation and non-traditional student, she understands the self-doubt and barriers many applicants face. Long before formally coaching, she mentored undergraduates and prospective law students, helping them refine personal statements, craft compelling narratives, and secure scholarships.
Kyra’s approach is empathetic, empowering, and deeply personalized. She helps students tell authentic stories rooted in resilience, identity, and purpose. Kyra offers not just expertise but a lived example that success in law school is possible without sacrificing one’s unique identity, especially when she’s coaching underrepresented, first-generation, and non-traditional applicants. Students Kyra has coached have been accepted to law schools at ASU, Rutgers University, Drexel University, and Penn State University.
Outside of work, Kyra enjoys spending time with her four children, writing and recording music, attending concerts, exploring new restaurants (especially those with live music), and writing poetry. She is also a published poet. Kyra is an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and is also Black. She hopes to return to the Qualla Boundary to serve her tribe one day.
