This week’s episode features Brittany Gil, a 25 year old UCF alumni who graduated in fall of 2015 majoring in interdisciplinary studies: Women and gender track. Brittany’s time at UCF helped her find not only her voice, but many other reasons to love herself. She was very involved in the Young Women Leaders Program, giving young women a place to learn to love and empower themselves and others. Brittany is a first generation American and her family is from the Dominican Republic. She proudly embraces her Caribbean culture and says she is inspired most by her mother and sister, “all encompassing, divine, holy women that hail from the heavens”- Brittany. After her time at UCF, Brittany continued her education at FIU. It was here where she began speaking at conferences on topics like social justice looks like in the classroom, and ways to support critical thinkers. Check this episode out and enjoy getting to know this unique individual.

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