"As important as it is to be successful and use your brains to build excellent solutions, it is also equally important to coach the future generation so they can build on what you built."
"I think I have realized that the single most rewarding thing in being in business is really believing in people and inspiring them to achieve great things."
"I'd like to think I was helpful in improving people's lives, whether that's through mentoring or people benefiting from an organization I'm involved with."
"There's good and there's bad but when you have a passion for what you do, it makes it easier to get through rough days, rough times and more stressful times."
"We have these amazing sets of resources that are already existing at the university and our team really serves as a sense of navigation and connection to be sure they’re connected into our city."
"As an educator, as a person, as an artist here in the city of Pittsburgh, my goal has always been to focus on inclusion, accessibility in a safe space, through creative freedom."
"I've been given certain gifts and opportunities and resources, and it is motivating to me to ensure that I'm able to share those things and contribute to creating avenues for folks that look like me and have similar backgrounds and similar obstacles in their way."
"There's always a way with the right people, with the right education, with the right support — and going into it with an open mind and with a genuine heart."
"You only remember the teachers that had an impact on you; I always want to be that. I want to be that warmth and sunshine to all the people I interact with."
"Fundamentally, I see it as part of my mission to help Pittsburgh become a city that offers meaningful opportunities for all people — but especially for kids and families."
