Afterword
People often ask how my career path led me to CARE and why I made the decision to take on such a significant challenge. Not dissimilar to the stories of the inspiring women profiled in this book, the path was sometimes unpredictable, often challenging, and always filled with strong women and men who supported and cheered me on to greater things.
It was an “ah-hah” moment at a college graduation that set me on the path. The ironic thing is that it wasn’t even my graduation. It was a speech given at my brother’s commencement by D. A. Henderson. Dr. Henderson co-led the worldwide campaign to eradicate smallpox. I was simply awed by ...