It was wonderful to have that amount of support; that amount of enthusiasm from people who accompanied me and also to represent Stout.

Our main objective is to provide an environment where faculty and staff of color can come here and do very well and have a desire to stay.

I've been teaching 22 years, and I've never been to Spain. I'm from a Spanish-speaking country, but Spain is very important.

Teaching Spanish is such a wonderful opportunity. I have so much to share with them because of my background.

It's been an honor to have been selected as the woman of color to represent Stout.

I absolutely believe that without that support and without that enthusiasm we would not be where we are. I think it helps to put us, in our tough games, over the edge knowing that you can hear them.