“I can’t imagine seeing other people suffering and knowing I have things that can lessen [it] and not doing that. I want others to adopt that ideology — don’t stay silent when you see suffering.”
“My goal is to make some kind of an impact. Whether it’s program design, assisting a community benefit or connecting individuals with resources, I try to leave a positive impact for the day.”
“A lot can be done if we come together. I want to be a bridge for people to understand different cultures and their role in this world and what they can fulfill in life.”
“At the end of my life — which hopefully is a very long time from now — I just want to leave this earth knowing that I’ve had a more positive impact on it than a negative one.”
“I want to minister to the whole person — their spiritual health, physical health, mental health. I want to empower people in every aspect of their lives.”
“One of the things that I really want to do is to be an example for kids that think differently, that they’re able to pursue their dreams even if they need to overcome large obstacles.”
“I just get such a fulfillment from seeing people that come down every year, they have their holiday traditions, they have their family traditions, and it’s kind of building the space for that to happen.”
“I’ve had patients say that they didn’t want me to be their caregiver simply because I’m African American, and I never want anybody to experience that or feel that way.”
“I try to be very active as a pillar in the community because so often I think that people are separated from and distrustful of the medical community because there’s so many barriers between us.”
“My dream is leaving my legacy for my son to finish what I started and do what I'm doing — changing lives, helping guys and boys make better life decisions, as citizens, not just at work.”
“I’d like to leave a legacy with the students that we’ve touched to be able to say they had the opportunity to learn and study about themselves as Black girls and boys.”
