As a young girl, I fled a Civil War in my native country, Liberia, and resettled in Aurora. Since then, I have had the opportunity to live what now seems like an impossible American Dream. After graduating from Aurora Central, I earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Business Administration from Metro and CU respectively. I am the proud mother of a 24 year old daughter and I’ve worked hard to provide for her and operate a successful small mortgage brokerage business. I’ve dedicated my life to improving my community by helping build economic knowledge, capacity, and attainability for immigrant and low income communities. I serve on various community boards, and find joy in helping people reach their goal of home ownership through affordable housing as a mortgage broker.
As the Metro area grows in every direction, it is important that our transportation system grows with it. I believe we must be good stewards of our planet by continuing to invest in multi-model transportation options and making sure they are convenient enough to encourage citizens to use them daily. Affordable fares and ease of access are key. Our current system favors the park-and-ride model which is problematic for the whole as we need models that actually allow residents public transportation that extends from home to work and back.