-: My aha moment actually came probably in 2001, 2002,
when I was serving as the Assistant Director
of Admissions here at Millersville.
I realized that I have the ability
to provide access and opportunity.
One, to people who look like me,
and then more importantly to people who otherwise may
not have had that experience or that opportunity.
That was my aha moment and I've been blessed
to land positions that kinda allow me to do that.
I've never worked, but I've always been employed.
I tell people all the time, this isn't work to me.
I'll do this for free.
I just learned how to monetize on my passion.
The hardest part of the job is changing mindsets.
Getting people who sit high but look low
to really feel the depth of the decisions
that are made at the higher level and the impact.
That's always, any time you go into an environment
or into an institution, trying to shift
and change their culture doesn't happen overnight.
Blessed to be a change agent and one of those individuals
leading a charge and positioned to really change
people's perception about what it really takes
to successfully retain students and to help
students persist and, ultimately, complete.