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After my first year at Amherst College, I learned a hard but necessary lesson: rest is not optional. In a place where productivity often felt like…

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Growing up as a queer Latino immigrant, I always felt like I had to code-switch into a different person when I was around others, as though…
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I always imagined a leader as someone with a loud voice, strong personality, and solidified plans and opinions; someone with the power to push their mission…
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During my time as a K-12 substitute teacher, I may have learned more from observing my students than they learned from my teaching. They exhibit skills…
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During my senior year at Golden High School, I wanted nothing more than to leave Colorado. I had grown up here and all my friends were…
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“Where are you from?” is a question I continually find myself struggling to answer. I was born in Dothan, Alabama, half an hour away from where…
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It was a usual Sunday morning at church when I decided to introduce myself to my pastor. Confidently shaking his hand, I said, “Hi! My name…
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- El Pomar Foundation’s Elevating Leadership Development and the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce Host Recruitment Event for Pueblo Leaders
- El Pomar Approves Regional Grants, July 2025
- El Pomar Foundation’s Elevating Leadership Development program honors Alfred “Fred” Padeway as the 2025 Milton E. Proby Cultural Heritage Room Inductee
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