 My goal here is to empower as many people as possible, just make them feel like they can do things that a lot of other people can't. I tell everyone at the beginning of the year, everyone is welcome here and, you know, leave your prejudice at the door. I came in wanting to help create safe space for LGBTQ plus youth and we have a really amazing gender equality alliance. She's positive, she's a leader. She always wants to learn more. She never settles for where she's at. Not only is she one of the few female shop teachers, she just brings this whole joy to learning. A couple of things that motivate me most strongly at Highland are watching students become empowered when they're in the shops. I also really love seeing students connect and build community and that's something that's really important to me.