I'm A Big Believer In Listening To

I've Tried Really Hard To Care About Things That Were Very Different From My Parents. I Was Curious If I Could Care About [money] On Some Fundamental Level, And I Couldn't. That Wasn't The Metric Of Success I Wanted In My Life. I've Talked About This To My Friends Who Are Doctors And Whose Parents Are Doctors, Or Who Are Lawyers And Their Parents Are Lawyers. It's A Funny Thing To Realize I Feel Called To This Work Both As A Daughter And Also As Someone Who Believes I Have Contributions To Make.

I Hope To Make A Positive, Productive Contribution, As Cheesy As That May Sound.

I've Always Been Incredibly Proud Of Both Of My Parents And Proud Of The Work I Had Done Privately As A Person, Professionally And Academically.

I Hope Telling Stories Though 'making A Difference' - As In My Academic Work And Nonprofit Work - Will Help Me To Live My Grandmother's Adage Of 'life Is Not About What Happens To You, But About What You Do With What Happens To You.'

I Unapologetically And Unabashedly Am Deeply Biased Toward My Mother.