"From my time of first leaving a rural small town in the heart of the country, I was really exposed to people of different cultures and colors when I first entered college. It was at this time that I realized how close minded my upbringing was in rural America where diversity was more of a myth than a reality. Through my time training as a Pharmacist and then working with one of the largest retails pharmacies in the country, I have really loved working with a wide variety of people. All of our backgrounds and upbringings give us a unique perspective on life and we can all learn things from each other to be better workers and people overall. There is no better example than one of my favorite techs that I work with in my current job. She was born and raised in Nigeria and worked hard to come to the United States and raise a family outside of poverty. Seeing her drive to succeed and become successful in our field is truly an inspiration and now she is attending classes on the side to go to Pharmacy school."