“I didn’t know that I was already leading,” she says of the self- realization that occurred while participating in the program. “With the position you’re in, being faculty and a course director, you don’t see the everyday things you do as part of your job as leadership, but it was eye-opening how much we are being leaders every day, how much our students look up to us every single day in and out of school and in everything we do. After that I hoped to have more of those leadership position at school, so I volunteered for committees at work and in AAE. It’s eye-opening that I can make a difference.”
“ Everyone was family, everyone was there to support each other, to grow together. That’s what I want to pass to my students now… they should knowmy door is always open, you can knock and close the door and cry if you want, or just share something nice, I’m here for them. It’s very fulfilling. That’s what I want to do every day... I just love having that relationship with them. ” – Dr. Ana Cristina Andrada
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