“My goal is to be a positive role model to [the students I work with] and to allow them to see that people who do important work do have time to support them.”
“Ensuring that our community’s unique needs are met is very important to me. I always make sure that I get in the room, I have a voice and I leave the door open for others as well.”
“HR shepherds someone through the recruiting process … You get to validate someone’s skills and talent — all of the things they’ve ever worked for. To be part of those conversations, those moments are [magical].”
“It’s important to slow down and see if what you’re putting your energies toward is helping others, the community and the planet because we’re only here for so long.”
“We believe children’s current ZIP code should not define their future. We believe that all children have potential — and mentors help them find that.”
“For me, housing is a never-ending hole that needs to be filled. … I wanted to make sure I am the resource for those looking to transition from rentership to homeownership.”
“I want The Oaklander to be a space to show kindness and value to other people when they walk through our doors. We have that innate ability to change their day through the warmth and light of hospitality.”
“I’ve leveraged my position, my power and opportunities to give other people an opportunity and chance to succeed and to realize their full potential.”
“Filmmaking, and storytelling in general, is a really valuable use of our time here on Earth — to figure out why we’re here, to connect to each other and to ask, explore and answer big questions.”
“Regardless of if it’s a painting or an exhibition or a residency, my priority is the mission that the work is in line with. And that mission is about liberation for Black people, artists, women, mothers — those who historically have been excluded.”
“If I could say what I am most proud of: my decision to quit my government job and go to law school. It was the hardest decision I had to make but the best.”
