“(S)He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.”
Friedrich Nietzsche

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Work for WHY - Access, change, do the right thing. Success for one is success for all. Time well spent. means make the ends.

Educator.

Education is a human right.

Education has the power to transform.

As an educator I am charged with protecting education as a tool of liberation.

 

Learner.

I was recently asked what is something that people should know about me.

I struggled to answer and a friend chimed in to say, “You know a lot about a lot of things. You are the first person I go to when I have a question, am looking for an interesting conversation…or a really random tidbit.”

I felt so complimented and seen.

My drive to learn is fueled by a sense of responsibility to serve the greater good. I have a deep respect for humanity, all we have done and all we are yet to do.

The only way to keep doing good is to keep learning, keep pushing forward in the quest for human knowledge, and to share ourselves openly and widely.

 

Problem SOlver.

There is power in a problem. A problem begs a solution.

Being a problem solver requires one to investigate.

…risk.
Risk requires vulnerability.
Vulnerability requires intelligence

Solutions can be simple or complex, big and small. Solutions can standalone or be/become part of a system.

Solutions …

 

Experiences

Nonprofit Manager, Public School Classroom Teacher, Community Literacy Educator, Curriculum Designer, Youth Workshop Facilitator, Training Manager

Traditional Education

University of Delaware, Universidad Latina, Dominican University

Non-Traditional Education

Travel

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