Age: 45
Occupation: Senior education advisor for the Upward Bound program at Brockton High School.
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| photo by Tim Correira |
Proudest Accomplishments
Personally, it is being able to just bring up my daughter. I think I have the best family in the world, they're very rich in spirit. It was wonderful for them to help me out during that time - I don't know how else I would have made it. Professionally, I used to work for Massasoit with the MIOP program. At a banquet one year, a young woman's mother who had a stroke walked to the front of the room ... through slurred speech, she thanked me for what I did for her daughter. It let me know the fruits of my labor. Also, my work with the Peace Crusaders. Where I've been has given me so much passion and fuel for this group. I work just as hard with that group as I do with my own job.
Perfect Day
When I have students come and let me know if there's an A they got on a test, or they got accepted to a college - any of those things where there's a personal touch and it's something that's working for them.
Looking Forward
Retirement. Some type of reunion with students I've worked with, in a number of years, where the students are coming back and letting me know all their successes, and the failures that they have learned from.
Pass it on
You really never know how resilient you are until you go through something. Whatever doesn't kill you only makes you stronger and very knowing.