Professional domain: Education has been my professional domain. I started to work at a private nonprofit agency, “The Children’s Center of Cicero Berwyn” in 2005. I worked as a teacher for two years and later became an assessment coordinator for Early Reading First, Roots of Language and Literacy (ROLL) project, followed by Health and Disabilities coordinator, then Early Head Start director and Pre-K director. I also taught a semester at Northeastern Illinois University in fall of 2011.
Current assignment (what you do): I work for a non-for profit education organization working with low-income families. I have worked in this organization for eleven years in different realms. Currently, I am directing two programs: one is federally funded Early …show more content…
I belonged to a strong family with eight siblings. My father was very honest and ideal man. He grew up in the times when India was going through independence struggle. He belonged to Gandhi era and strongly believed and practiced ideals in a form of a metaphor, “Simple living high thinking.” I grew up in a household that held values such as honesty and respect utmost. Although, my father had many opportunities to make lot of money, but he did not, even though, he had a lot of influence. My father’s priority for his children was education, health, and sound values. We grew up with very limited resources almost with very meager income. I don’t remember having great clothing or toys growing up. My father struggled to keep up with our education and good nutrition. I never saw my father deterring from honesty.
During political unrest in India, then prime minister Indira Gandhi had imposed emergency rule when all political leaders were put behind bars under maintenance if internal security act (MISA). Leaders who apologized were set free but my father was in jail for 19 months for the principles that he abode by. When general elections were held Congress party was wiped out completely. At that time we had to struggle a lot both monetarily and socio-emotionally. As a child I wanted good clothes, toys, etc. But I developed perseverance and patience that is part of my True
Current assignment (what you do): I work for a non-for profit education organization working with low-income families. I have worked in this organization for eleven years in different realms. Currently, I am directing two programs: one is federally funded Early …show more content…
I belonged to a strong family with eight siblings. My father was very honest and ideal man. He grew up in the times when India was going through independence struggle. He belonged to Gandhi era and strongly believed and practiced ideals in a form of a metaphor, “Simple living high thinking.” I grew up in a household that held values such as honesty and respect utmost. Although, my father had many opportunities to make lot of money, but he did not, even though, he had a lot of influence. My father’s priority for his children was education, health, and sound values. We grew up with very limited resources almost with very meager income. I don’t remember having great clothing or toys growing up. My father struggled to keep up with our education and good nutrition. I never saw my father deterring from honesty.
During political unrest in India, then prime minister Indira Gandhi had imposed emergency rule when all political leaders were put behind bars under maintenance if internal security act (MISA). Leaders who apologized were set free but my father was in jail for 19 months for the principles that he abode by. When general elections were held Congress party was wiped out completely. At that time we had to struggle a lot both monetarily and socio-emotionally. As a child I wanted good clothes, toys, etc. But I developed perseverance and patience that is part of my True