Author Archive
1. Why I joined Headstrong In early 2020, I was a semester away from finishing graduate school and still unsure of my next professional step. I wanted to continue my career in social impact after working for various nonprofits with vital causes globally. Personally, mental health treatment was not a priority in my community growing…Read More
“I remember sitting in my high school classroom watching the ground invasion into Iraq and feeling like I wanted to be there. The patriotism that followed 9/11 was really strong and I knew I wanted to leave home and do something different than the rest of my class. I ended up enlisting in the Army…Read More
“When my parents immigrated from Korea and the Dominican Republic, they felt it was very important for the whole family to have a sense of civic duty and not to have an empty patriotism. In many ways the military was an expectation for me. I joined a reserve special operations capable airborne unit called Anglico….Read More
“I was born and raised in Northeast Minneapolis. I think I had a pretty good childhood, my parents were happily married, my two brothers and I had plenty of kids to play with in a safe neighborhood, where we walked to a small Catholic grade school. My parents were very involved in all of our…Read More
Why I joined Headstrong: I joined Headstrong because my passion is to continue to selflessly serve the United States and its warriors. I have 11+ years of experience in human service work and am a veteran myself. My professional and military experience has driven me to support and advocate for our veterans; effective mental health…Read More
“I was raised on Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana. I used to swim competitively as a freestyle swimmer and it was really the one sport I gravitated to. I would go to state every year and win lots of competitions, but I lost that drive when I got to high school. Then there came a point…Read More
“I moved around a lot as a kid because I was an Army brat. I knew I wanted to follow in my dad’s footsteps of service so I joined the active duty Army once I got the chance. I did my four years and then decided to transition into the reserves from ‘93 to ‘98….Read More