Program Head,
Paralegal Studies
You are a native Iowan, living on the E coast for the by x years, what brought y'all here?
I was ever a pocket-size town daughter amongst large metropolis dreams hence when the chance presented itself to displace to the E coast I jumped at it. After finishing my graduate marking at George Washington University inwards DC, I worked inwards Philadelphia as well as New York City, then moved to Richmond. Richmond is a hub for large constabulary firms and corporations, but is pocket-size plenty to alive comfortably as well as go to know your neighbors. With the sea as well as the mountains simply a brusk auto ride away, I'll never leave.
What produce y'all lady friend most Iowa?
I lady friend seeing the horizon inwards every direction. Iowa is pretty apartment hence out on the opened upward route the footing feels large as well as broad amongst lots of space. You tin easily motility for an hr as well as never come across unopen to other human being. I too lady friend the sugariness corn; nada else comes close.
When y'all are non working, what produce y'all similar to do?
My household unit of measurement as well as I dearest to locomote as well as experience dissimilar cultures. We simply returned from a calendar month long trip to Vietnam which was the commencement international trip for my 6 twelvemonth quondam son. I'm too invested inwards my Church Hill community. I serve on several community boards and my married adult man as well as I are too self-professed foodies; nosotros dearest the nutrient scene inwards Richmond!
If y'all won the lottery, what would y'all produce first?
I mean value most this all the fourth dimension since my commute includes several billboard advertising the lottery. I’d give most of the coin away. I'd rebuild George Mason Elementary inwards the East End, I’d select a nation of the fine art childcare pump to Church Hill, as well as discovery other ways to give anonymously to modify people's lives.
What is the 1 affair y'all desire others to know most you?
I'm a classically trained pianist; it's my political party trick. My woman raise made me conduct maintain piano. I hated it then, the practicing, the recitals, my stern instructor who scolded me for piteous posture. Now, I'm grateful I had that dependent area as well as I plow over to savor the payoff. Music is a mood changer.
What is the best compliment y'all conduct maintain ever received?
When my boy tells me I'm the best mom ever---that's likely the greatest compliment inwards the world.
Who is your favorite superhero as well as why?
Wonder Woman would endure a timely choice, but I'll conduct maintain the unconventional route--my superhero is Anna Julia Haywood Cooper. Cooper was an American author, educator, sociologist, speaker as well as activist. She was too a adult woman born into slavery who went on to earn her PhD from the Sorbonne inwards Paris. Her even out is 1 of resilience as well as perseverance as well as inwards the terminate she used her ain ability to trace others up. If that's non the Definition of a superhero hence I don't know what is.
