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“I became a teacher because I wanted to be a mentor. I went to Lew-Port and I had these really awesome teachers who mentored me… I wanted to help other kids figure out what they wanted to do.”

— Interview with the Milken Family Foundation

Kimberly Alexander Carlo (NY '23)

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