>> So when I graduated from
Temple I had received a bachelors
in psychology and a bachelors in biology.
And I was like, okay, so
medical school, hmm, maybe not.
So I ended up coming back, getting
my masters in public health.
Worked in several non-profits for a few
years and then I ended up participating
in a political fellowship called
Center from Progressive Leadership.
And it was for those aspiring to
political office or they wanted
to be heads of non-profit organizations.
And through that program I was able to
merge some of my interest in public health
and community development, community
mobilization, and to say, oh, okay.
So this is how you work with elected officials.
This is how you get money for programs.
This is how you state your cause.
I worked for communities and schools where I
worked with teen parents at a local high school.
Did that for two years.
Then I worked for an organization called
To Our Children's Future with Health
where I was a director of
non-profit health education programs.
Sexuality education.
So we were in schools and
communities doing things.
And then I worked for the family planning
council for about almost six years
where I was a program director managing several
programs around health education, healthy women,
breast and cervical cancer screening.
So all of that program work experience
has helped me to figure out, okay,
when people need assistance
there has to be a program for it.
There has to be some funding somewhere.
Something we can actually refer them to.
So that's been -- that past work
has been helpful in this job.