Maria Carrillo, a 36-year-old woman and now an award-winning Patient Care Manager, is the youngest of nine siblings and the daughter of migrant workers. She vividly recounts her unconventional upbringing as a young teen, marked by the responsibility of caring for her sick father. Amidst these challenges, she reflects on a moment with her economics teacher, who recognized the potential within her that she had yet to discover in herself. That overall changed the trajectory of Maria's life.

Jonathan Del Rosario