 My name is Danny Cook and I am the Education Director of Health Sciences with the Wisconsin Technical College System. I started with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science from UW La Crosse and after about five years I decided to go back to school and I went to MATC in Milwaukee for surgical technology. From there I moved back to the Fox Valley area and worked as a surgical tech for four years and then started teaching as a surgical technology instructor at Marine Park Technical College. Having that interconnection with my fellow colleagues in the college really helped coming to this office and knowing how to work with other people in different areas because in my role relationships are one of the most important things. I really just want to make that difference for students and know that there are options out there especially students who are returning to college and use myself as an example that I went back in my mid-20s and I'm extremely happy where I am. It doesn't matter if they are my students as they were back you know a few years ago. I love watching commencements online and just seeing that how that student progressed and the smiles on their face and seeing the difference that this system is making on these students is success to me. It's always about the student. The end of the day we are all thinking about what is best for our students, for our community and that just makes me very proud of being part of this system.