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"In first grade I was a shy, reserved kid who maybe wouldn't get noticed. And my teacher noticed me and made me feel special. I felt seen and valued and loved. And as I grew up I realized I could do that for other kids. I want them all to feel like they can be whatever they want to be in the world."
— Vanessa Thomson (MO '22), interview with the Milken Family Foundation