Carla Spalding was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She served in the U.S. Navy from 1986 to 1991. Spalding received a master's degree from the University...

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Helen Whitener is is the first Black woman to serve on the Washington Supreme Court, the fourth immigrant-born Justice, and the first openly Black LGBT...

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Jackie Gordon’s 29-year career in the Armed Forces included her service as a platoon leader in Germany during Operation Desert Storm, as an operations officer...

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Rita Mayfield has over 15 years of management experience and has garnered regional and national recognition for her accomplishments in change management. Mayfield earned a...

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Lakesia Collins has spent her adult life caring for and fighting for others. While working in nursing homes that were understaffed, she saw the impact...

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Regina Young knew early in life that she could not stand by when encountering homelessness two decades ago. She decided to give hats and gloves...

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Ruth Moton is a longtime resident of the 159th and a successful business owner. She understands firsthand the struggles that many residents of the 159th...

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Erica Lawrence's professional experience includes working as a public school teacher, school counselor, principal, and counselor educator in the graduate programs at the University of...

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Belinda Drake was an intern for Indiana Congressman Andre Carson her senior year of college at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis where she earned a bachelor’s...

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