“I grew up in Cuyahoga Falls and Green. I went to church and decided to follow Jesus when I was in middle school and high school. His faithfulness has been the foundation of my adult life. I went to Kent State and graduated with a degree in Spanish. I knew about Urban Vision and North Hill through my church being connected to UV, so I had volunteered at Kids’ Club a bit in college. The diversity, teaching English, and getting to speak Spanish, made me feel like a world traveler without having to do any of the traveling. Experiencing a lot of different cultures and perspectives is important to me; so of course, I came to love North Hill.
I truly believe the mantra from Ross W. Greene that “Kids do well when they can” and it’s always worth finding the reason why they can’t. It is always so exciting when we support parents in getting to root issues (like needing glasses, OT, further evaluations) and we start to see results in kids that maybe would have been written off as hopelessly too hyper or lazy or distracted.
God has been so good to me giving me a second home and meaningful work at Urban Vision, and I’m so thankful for the huge infrastructure that allows me to work on my tiny corner of things effectively. You make that possible for me. Thanks“