I can’t exactly say I’ve had a perfect life. I’ve been through my ups and downs. We all have, right? There was always one person that kept me going, and that person was Dr. Unnatti Jain. She has helped me through all the toughest spots I’ve had to climb through, either with my family, with life, or even with myself. She has this need to help kids and it radiates off of her as bright as the sun. She has cared in ways that nobody else has. She will sit there and listen to you and make you feel heard. Her wisdom and brilliant words always lit up a path that I could never see before. She knows just the right things to say. She has truly been an inspiration, and I will forever hold her in my heart.

Zackery Kijiri, 19

VIRGINIA