There are a handful of people in my life who I hold above all others as mentors and role models, who motivated and inspired me to become who I am and to achieve what I have. Nancy Wade is at the top of that list. She taught me to think beyond what I saw, to reason beyond what I was told, to be authentically, deeply, and truly myself in spite of a world that would judge me harshly for that hard won individuality. She was a life long learner, and she brought everything she experienced to the classroom to teach… Read more »