Tell us about your Dickinson experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n I attended Dickinson from\u00a02003 to 2007, and I majored in\u00a0economics<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0minored in\u00a0Spanish<\/a>. I played women’s lacrosse\u00a0during all four years, and I was captain my senior year. I also was in APO, AASU\u00a0and the Hypnotic hip-hop dance team. Dickinson was incredibly\u00a0enjoyable. I made long-lasting friendships\u00a0and learned valuable lessons. One of my most memorable experiences was\u00a0studying abroad<\/a>\u00a0in M\u00e1laga, Spain, during my junior year.<\/p>\n How has Dickinson\u2019s useful liberal-arts education helped you?<\/strong><\/p>\n After Dickinson I attended Drexel University and received an M.S. in fashion design.\u00a0Being a student-athlete at a\u00a0liberal-arts<\/a>\u00a0college like Dickinson taught me discipline and balance and how to think critically outside the box and be a team player. Being at Dickinson helped me to\u00a0quickly\u00a0navigate life outside of college.<\/p>\n What inspired you to get involved as a Dickinson volunteer?<\/strong><\/p>\n Prior to Dickinson I attended Mercersburg Academy,\u00a0a prestigious\u00a0boarding\/day school,\u00a0where I received a scholarship\u00a0from a program called A Better Chance. Through that experience, volunteering\u00a0and giving back\u00a0was embedded in my ethos.<\/p>\n Why do you feel that it is important to give back to Dickinson?<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s important to continue the cycle of giving back to\u00a0Dickinson because it helps so many students. Unfortunately, education is not free,\u00a0but I deeply believe that it should be accessible to all. So giving back can help some students who do not have the resources to gain access to essential items.<\/p>\n What is your favorite memory from your time at Dickinson?<\/strong><\/p>\n My favorite memory was planning and leading a fashion show at Dickinson for a fundraiser. We convinced then-President [William G.] Durden [\u201971] to walk in the show. That was definitely\u00a0my segue into the fashion industry.<\/p>\n What do you like to do outside of work<\/strong>?<\/p>\n I love photography,\u00a0the arts,\u00a0volunteering and promoting body positivity to my\u00a0community.<\/p>\n What is one piece of advice you would give to today\u2019s students?<\/strong><\/p>\n Enjoy every experience at Dickinson, the good and the bad, as they are all building blocks for your future. Explore different classes and step outside of your circle to meet new people. The world is giant outside of Dickinson, but our Dickinson\u00a0community is so close-knit that you’ll never feel alone. Network from within.<\/p>\n Richards\u00a0is one of the thousands of donors helping Dickinson provide a scholarship to every student who needs one through the\u00a0Campaign for Scholarships: Change a Life\u2014Change the World<\/strong>. To learn more about the campaign,\u00a0visit\u00a0www.dickinson.edu\/change<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" DONOR PROFILE Tell us about your Dickinson experience. I attended Dickinson from\u00a02003 to 2007, and I majored in\u00a0economics\u00a0and\u00a0minored in\u00a0Spanish. I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4094,"featured_media":1534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","first-post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/spanishandportuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/spanishandportuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/spanishandportuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/spanishandportuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4094"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/spanishandportuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/spanishandportuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/spanishandportuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/spanishandportuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/spanishandportuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/spanishandportuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}