About Me

Dakota Hearn is a senior at Carlinville High School. They plan to go to university next year, majoring in biology and minoring in business, but they haven't decided where they would like to go. While in Carlinville, Dakota has been a part of track and field, scholastic bowl, the musical, dance, democracy school, and NHS. They also spent time shadowing our local veterinarian, Dr. Reed, since the beginning of the summer of 2022. Dakota has a passion for animals with the end goal of being a traveling exotic veterinarian focused on conservation. Outside of school, Dakota enjoys reading, music, making art, camping, baking, and spending time with their pets. They are excited to be a part of the CEO program in hopes of broadening their horizons in the world of entrepreneurship as well as focusing on communication skills. Dakota plans to use their experiences in the CEO program through university and in their career.