 I was actually interested in social entrepreneurship long before I knew the actual term and that really was sparked when I was growing up in the Bronx, New York, and I'm a first generation American like many people in the Bronx, New York. My parents are Jamaican and Cuban and what I saw there were many new Americans living in poverty, adjusting to a new country in life and really needing just opportunities. Social enterprises are businesses that aim to combat social issues and really it's a form of civic engagement. It's people, regular people and just saying I can be the change that I want to see in my community. I'm going to create positive changes in my community and I'm going to use business as a tool to do that so that they can do it in a sustainable way that they can generate the income that they need to support themselves as well as to run a business that consistently addresses social problems. I came to Vermont because of the entrepreneurial environment here. It's very exciting. It's inspirational and in a way that I haven't seen in many other cities and countries that I visited. I think my favorite thing about UVM is that the students here feel like they can make a difference in the world. They feel that and you can see that when you're walking through the hallways and when you're talking to them and they really see what I saw in the world. They see that the opportunities are endless and it's just really about being creative and strategic about how you foster positive social change.