Although Vivian did not get the guidance and support she needed to go to a four year college after high school, she didn’t let that stop her. She spent 14 years in the workplace taking different jobs, attending Community College and then George Mason. And now she is getting ready to go to Stanford University to get her Masters in teaching!
As impressive as all that is, Vivian’s nomination is really about how she used her own life experience to become a caring, devoted mentor and teacher. In her nomination for Vivian, Kathie Panfil said; Vivian “has the heart, nerve, patience and knowledge to change the world as a teacher” She’s already well on her way to changing the world – with her mentoring In the Emerging Leaders Program at EduFuturo.
She has devoted hours and hours to helping Latino students graduate and realize their hopes and dreams for getting a college education. She keeps hope and possibility in front of all these young people. Another nominator, Sam Wurzelman said: “Vivian has consistently formed strong and lasting relationships with the high school students and is the last mentor to leave each session, ensuring that her mentees receive sufficient support.”
Perhaps Carmina, one of Vivian’s mentees sums it up best: She says ”I have never had a mentor before, but I hope all mentors are like Vivian, helpful and, most of all, caring.”
1 comment:
This organization is crap. I mean who really nominated this woman. They are supposedly constantly searching for new mentors in this program, but they never really follow up with volunteers. The only reason she got chosen is because she is board member
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