By Tashia Lemon-Guillory

Tashia Lemon-Guillory recently shared her Head Start success story with the National Head Start Association.

She says, “After I graduated college with a degree in early education, I wasn’t sure what I wanted my focus area to be. At that time, I thought I might pursue an advanced degree in social work, but I was unsure. It was a visit to my Head Start program that brought the clarity I needed. During an outing with a friend, I paid a visit to my former Head Start center in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, and encountered my former teacher. I was struck by how, after so many years, she was still inspiring children and families. It was then that I realized I wanted to have that kind of impact on children and families, and Head Start was the exact place to do that.

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