Finding my voice.
Last Fall, I was awarded a fellowship with the Op-Ed Project. The Op-Ed Project’s mission is “to increase the range of voices and quality of ideas we hear in the world”. Through an eight month program, a team of editor mentors train you to be thought leaders and skilled in the art of commentary in public forums. I learned how to write in a way that conveyed my expertise on foster care and in a way that people would listen. It was a powerful experience. Here are three of the pieces I had published thanks to the sage guidance of Deborah Douglas my editor-mentor:
Austin American Statesman, How our government orchestrates failure for our children - March 2018
San Antonio Express, Nurturing foster children through normalcy - March 2018
Medium, Giving to foster kids this holiday? It’s the thought that counts - December 2017
