Sumi is currently pursuing an MA in Arts & Nonprofit Leadership and an MBA in Strategy & Entrepreneurship and Management & Organizations at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. She is passionate about leveraging her background in the arts, nonprofit, and business sectors to support AEA Consulting's projects in the cultural and creative industries. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, having recently completed an MFA in Dance from Texas Woman's University, and volunteers with the Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalists, a program that promotes ecosystem stewardship through education and service.