>> I went to Pomona College and I got a BA in Studio Art
which is a very non-traditional major to have.
I had two turning points actually during college where I knew
that I wanted to be in the non-profit sector.
The first was when I studied abroad in Zimbabwe and up to that point I was pre-med.
I was a neuroscience major.
I was just on the pre-med track because it was a track that was very clear cut
and I knew that I wanted to help people.
But it wasn't until I went abroad and saw the NGOs that were out there that I knew
that there was actually a life outside of pre-med that was more appealing
because to be really honest I hated science.
I just stuck to it because I thought that was the only way.
And then the second experience was when I was at Pomona I served on the student body senate
as community affairs commissioner and we organized a huge day
of community services called Pomona outreach to the world.
And got 15 different non-profits to come to campus.
I fell in love with one of those organizations and started volunteering for them
and then my first job out of college was working
for them running inner city mentoring programs throughout Los Angeles unified school districts.
So that's when I knew that I wanted to be a non-profit.