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I was born and cared for by my parents

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The various Baby sitters stage: 1991-1993

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The various Baby sitters stage: 1991-1993

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I was cared for by family friends, some were better than others. I remember crying in the car on the way to one particular home for months until my dad learned that his co-worker's mother in law was coming down from Pennsylvania and would potentially be a good fit for me. She went by “Wife of Boss.” We were a match made in heaven! She would make me coffee in the mornings and cookies for treats in the afternoon as I helped take care of her newborn grandson by bringing diapers and wipes.

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I turned three that summer and told my dad I was “too old” to be sitting at Wife of Bosses house and wanted to go to school like my sister. I started Get Set Daycare in September of that year but would still go to Wife of Bosses house after school.

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I started Pre-K at Our Lady of Refuge, a catholic school that was a 10 minute drive from our house instead of the local public school, up the block because my dad did not want to receive a phone call from school staff that I had been trampled in the staircase and remained there until I graduated in 8th grade

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I went to New Utrecht High School and enrolled in their Medical and Health Careers CTE program and graduated with a certification in Medical Billing and Coding through a partnership with Maimonides Medical Center.

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My Dad and I at my undergraduate graduation! 

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I initially applied as a nursing major, one chemistry course later it did not pan out. I graduated from Hunter College of the City University of New York with a degree in Sociology.

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After not being able to find meaningful work as a college graduate. I started working out and gained an interest in health education, nutrition and fitness. I took a few undergraduate courses at Brooklyn College to possibly obtain a Masters In Nutrition Sciences.

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I applied and became a member of the CHCANYS Community Healthcorps through Americorps, I taught health education in high poverty neighborhood schools throughout the South Bronx.

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A note and card from one of my 4 year old, health education patients! 

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Through Americorps I decided that I liked working in schools and with students and their health problems were a result of larger systemic issues that I couldn’t necessarily resolve so then I took 6 non matriculated graduate degree credits at the Silberman School of Social Work

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I started working for the NYC Department of Education, at the Office of Student Enrollment as a member of the outreach team whose major role was to help families in low income districts enroll in the Mayors Pre-K for All Initiative. But expanded to support families and school staff at levels of enrollment from 3K-Early Learn through high school; I was involved in high school admissions for current 8th graders and first time 9th graders.

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I applied to AU’s Education Policy and Leadership Program because I noticed the disparate educational outcomes in the largest public school system and wanted to be an advocate for change.