Susan Casper Sonoran Living ABC15 Arizona honored me today as an Extraordinary Woman of Color. Thank you Susan. I appreciate the recognition and your vision for this Black History Month Celebration.
Leading up to today, I thought about the friends that would be in the audience and those that wanted to be there but were not able to and was reminded of the African expression, “I am because we are.” And I add to that “I do because we are called.” I am extraordinary because of the family I come from for as far back and even farther than I can remember. I am because of the family I go to today with faith and pride in them for never giving up. They inspire me. It is because of the companies that said, ” Yes come do your work and training here (wherever in the world “here” is). We believe in our people and we want them to have an experience of what their lives might be on the other side of change.” It is because of the people who believe that by working together we can make something magical, memorable, life-defining and yes, extraordinary occur.
I welcome those who see this video and say, “If you have a vision or big dream, let’s be extraordinary and create something positively powerful together. We can because we are – choosing to be extraordinary.”
