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The Degree Came Last

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I didn’t stop studying to work. I worked so I could keep learning what I was passionate about.
For more than twenty-five years, I have learned through projects, people, communities, mistakes, and opportunities. I have been a researcher, a teacher, a volleyball coach, a community builder, and an innovation practitioner. Every experience taught me something new.
This degree doesn’t define who I am. It simply marks a milestone in a journey that began long before graduation day.