She has been a journalist writing about poverty and homelessness, a middle school reading and writing teacher, a nonprofit manager focused on helping students become the first in their families to go to college, and a coach for struggling students at the University of Louisville. In each role, her mission was the same- lift up people seeking to build better lives for themselves and their children. Now, as a Student Success Coordinator at the University of Louisville, I hear harrowing stories of the obstacles faced by young people, and every day I'm encouraged by the resilience they show in overcoming them. Her husband, Adam, a writer, took her to duPont Manual High School's junior prom on their first date. They have three kids.