-: Because I was engaged, and because I was involved,
and I was with the leadership piece,
UT was able to place me in a lot different social
channels, if you will, to make it to the point that
now, when I'm at work and I'm talking and I'm conversing
with people, I'm used to it.
I've talked to Dr. Sharon Gaber.
I've talked to all these deans of students.
I've talked to all these political folks.
I've talked to these different keynote speakers
that we've had on campus.
I think what University of Toledo did is prepared me
as a man, and as a professional, to really,
you know, step foot out here and to not feel
as if I don't belong.
To feel as if I don't belong at the table
and I'm not validated to be here.
I think the fact that you have folks like Dr. Sammy Spann,
Dr. David Young, Flapp Cockrell,
everyone in the Office of Multicultural Student Services
to make sure that we're getting these experience
to help bolster ourselves, is big.
Because when you don't have that,
you don't have that context,
you don't have the direction,
and you don't know where you're going.
And I feel like I was very much well prepared to sit up here
to give these meetings over, you know, software agreements
that cost a thousand-so dollars.
I could do that!
I ran a $20,000 budget with BSU, it's nothing!
So I definitely feel like, you know with that aspect,
with running an organization and knowing all that work
that it goes into running an organization,
UT definitely helped me get started in that area.