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During my professional career, I've been fortunate to have tremendous mentors. They have always challenged my thinking and have made me a better educator, supervisor, and critical friend. Many of them are current or former members of NCSM who continue challenging us to focus on structures and processes which create opportunities to learn for all students. I am humbled and gratified to have the opportunity to work with NCSM as a member of the Board of Directors, an organization that has contributed significantly to my professional growth.

In 1994 when I became the mathematics coordinator in Norfolk Public Schools, one of my mentors in a neighboring school district strongly encouraged me to join NCSM. She stated that this was an organization that would contribute to my growth in my new role as a leader in mathematics in my district. During the following years, we attended the NCSM conference together and would decide early about which sessions each of us would attend so that we could cover as many sessions as possible. We also networked with others and asked lots of questions so that we could learn and share challenges and successes that other districts were experiencing. Upon our return from the conference, we'd meet either for lunch or at our neighborhood Starbucks to discuss and share the wealth of information learned during the conference. I continue to grow as a leader because of the many opportunities provided at NCSM. While my friend has since retired, I've got a network of other math colleagues, thanks to NCSM, that will continue contributing to my professional growth. The networking continues...