I’m really passionate about everyday people understanding the importance of art and design and the impact it has on their lives. The average person doesn’t seem to understand the value of art and design and how it really does surround them anywhere and everywhere they are. So, I hope to continue to be an advocate for art and design by being an active artist/designer in this community, and supporting/promoting others in these fields as well.

I want to be able to educate the community on finances, credit and buying a home. I want to continue to help women-owned businesses through our credit union efforts.

One of the biggest obstacles in my life is being the first person in my family to break the cycles of addiction, poverty, abuse and brokenness and trusting God and myself with each next right step. I’m currently working on myself so I can be the mom my three girls need in this season.

I get really proud of myself when I accomplish a goal that someone doubted about me and that I was able to prove them wrong. In the professional world, I’ve had people look at me differently just by the way that I look, and I love when I prove them wrong on their personal biases that they may or may not realize.

I was forced to face my own mortality at a young age. While challenging in multiple ways, this allowed me to view other obstacles as challenges I could overcome eventually.

Too many women shame themselves surrounding health or are lonely through letting go of a community because of the global pandemic.

If I have learned anything in the past few years, it is that if a system oppresses one, it oppresses all.

I am proud of my skills and passion. It’s hard for me to say “no” because I love helping others.

Although it is a nationwide epidemic, I view the Oklahoma City community as my mission field, and my mission is to continue to work alongside my compassionate, brilliant and empathic colleagues to impact change for the better.

I feel most proud of the fact that I was able to build something from the ground up without a formal education.

The single biggest problem I would like to solve in my community is improving our ability to listen to our wisest advisor, our heart, and communicate from our heart center.

I’m my biggest obstacle. I always feel like there’s something greater or more that I should be doing. I don’t just want to live a life. I want to make an impact.

It took a lot of hard work, but I love my life today and I am proud of where I am. 

We are missing the wonder of our lives. Life is being lived around us whether we participate in it or not. 

To truly live, you must hold space for joy and grief at the same time. Having one without the other is only living half a life. 

The biggest obstacle in life has been figuring out where I feel significant. Finding my place where I truly feel like I am adding value to the world. I think I am finally on the right path and excited for the journey. 

I wrestled with my self-worth for as long as I can remember and going through a messy and complicated divorce seemed to validate all of the negative things I believed about myself.

I am proud of myself for having so much resiliency and building my dance studio through so many hardships.

I’ve held myself back for so long for fear of what others think of me. Learning to let that go has eliminated so many obstacles (that were only in my head).

What makes me feel proud is seeing others succeed and having the knowledge that I was there to support them at some point on their journey. I also feel proud when the programs I have had the opportunity to work on have the same impact.