A stay-at-home-mom while her children were young, Brenda initially worked the third shift in environmental services to help support the family’s growing college tuition fund.  During this time, Brenda worked alongside those that truly exemplified her personal goal—registered nurses.  When the School at Work program was introduced, Brenda recognized her need to “brush up” on her studying skills and move towards her personal professional goal of becoming a registered nurse.  Brenda shared with that her son, who was graduating from college just two weeks before she would be graduating from SAW.  He turned to her and stated, “It’s your turn, Mom.”  She is now a nurse assistant on a post-surgical nursing unit, thrilled with her job, enrolled in a local college for her nursing prerequisites and radiant that she is helping others.  Her infectious smile is now an encouragement to others as she is featured on the School at Work recruitment poster for the health system.