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Slow It Down (D.R.W/S.F.K)- Chapter 2
Pairings: Danny Wagner x Sam Kiszka, (barely a mention of) Josh Kiszka x Male O.C.
Genre: angst, small fluffy brotherly moment between Jake and Danny
Word Count: 1.8k
Warnings: drinking, smoking, capital “A” Awkward reunion between Sam and Danny, painful flashback of unrequited feelings, argument/heated convo between Sam and Danny, miscommunication
A/N: Yes, I did put Austin (Josh’s O.C. boyfriend from Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy) in this even though this series is separate from that universe because I love him so much. Same O.C., different universe.
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Daniel. He only calls me that when he’s mad at me. He only called me that when he was mad at me. The tension between them is thick enough to cut with a knife, and each set of parents share confused looks at their less than enthusiastic reunion. Josh comes to the rescue, clearing his throat loudly and grabbing Danny’s arm as he passes him, dragging him over to Jake where he stood making the drinks. “C’mon Daniel, start chugging. Jake and I are already three drinks in.”
“Joshua!” Karen’s scolds her oldest son this time, breaking the tangible awkwardness between Sam and Danny as everyone resumes what they had been doing prior to Sam’s entrance.
“What? It’s summer break, day drinking is socially acceptable.” He shoots her a smile as she rolls her eyes, busying herself with helping Sam take the rest of the watermelon to the tables as Josh turns back to the other two men. The smile leaves his face instantly as he gives Danny a concerned look, handing him his drink as Jake works on their refills. “The fuck was that?”
“What do you mean?” Danny takes a sip of his drink, grimacing slightly at the amount of alcohol Jake had put in it.
“The fucking ‘Hey Sam’, ‘Daniel’. Did you guys get in a fight recently or something?”
“No.”
“Then what happened? You guys are best friends, as close as Jake and I are.”
“No, Josh. You, Jake, and Austin are my best friends. I haven’t spoken to Sam since I moved to New York.”
“What?!” The twins speak at the same time, their faces identical looks of shock as their jaws drop.
“Yeah uh, guess we just grew apart.” Or something like that.
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August 4th, 2017, 3:27 AM; The Wagner House’s roof.
“Promise me you won’t forget me.” Sam’s words are quiet, the crack in his voice loud in the still of the night. Danny glances over at his best friend, the tears in his eyes catching the light of the waxing moon.
“What? Sam, of course I’ll never forget you. How could I?”
“I don’t know, it’s stupid. Just… Jake and Josh left, and now you. You’re all off to bigger and better things than Frankenmuth has to offer, and I’ll just be here. Alone.”
“Come with me then. Come with me to New York, you can enroll at NYU for Spring semester next term, live with Josh and I.”
Sam shakes his head with a halfhearted smile, his tears finally escaping as they roll down his cheeks. “Na, you know I’m not a big city guy. Besides, you guys probably don’t want me there…”
Danny laughs in disbelief. “What are you talking about, Sam? Of course we want you there.”
“I mean it Danny. That’s just… not for me. You guys will move away, find a new life, hell, fall in love. And I’ll be here.”
“Come with me, Sam.” Danny begs, his heart breaking at each word that came from his mouth.
“No, Danny. Why the hell do you want me to come with you so fucking bad?”
Before he can think or try to stop himself, Danny grabs the sides of his face, pulling him towards himself until their lips meet. Hope flickers in his stomach as he feels Sam begin to kiss him back until he abruptly pulls away, out of his touch. He stands quickly, wiping his tears away roughly as he begins to back towards the open window of Danny’s bedroom.
“I- I have to go. Goodbye, Daniel. See you arou- see you when I see you.” And just like that, he’s gone, disappearing into the window. 15 seconds later, he sees Sam jog towards his own house, his front door slamming behind him as Danny can do nothing but sit frozen in shock.
Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck. What have I fucking done? Danny pulls his knees to his chest, his head dropping as he begins to sob, truly alone in the dead of the night.
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“What do you mean you ‘grew apart’?” Jake’s question rips Danny from his memories, who tries to keep his voice even as everything he felt that night resurfaces.
“He didn’t call, didn’t pick up when I called. I guess our schedules just didn’t line up when I visited.”
“You’re telling me you guys literally haven’t spoken, haven’t seen each other since the day you left??” Josh’s eyebrows furrow as he glances back to his youngest brother, anger beginning to show on his face.
“Nope.” Danny takes the opportunity to down the rest of his drink as the twins both look over to Sam, sitting alone trying to ignore them. Trying to ignore Danny.
“What the fuck??” Jake sets down his drink, beginning to start towards Sam. “I’m gonna rip him a fucking new one. That little shit doesn’t get to just ignore his best friend of 11 years just because he moved for college.”
“Jake, wait!” Danny catches his arm, preventing him from continuing on his path. “Please just drop it, it’s fine. We can coexist this summer, and then I’ll go back to New York for school, and it’ll be done and over with. I swear, it’s not that big of a deal.”
“Whatever. I’m still gonna be passive aggressive towards that twerp all summer. Little asshat.” Jake shakes his head, anger still visible on his face but slowly diminishing.
“Me too.” Josh says in solidarity, looking sincerely at Danny.
“It’s cause he’s the youngest, thinks he can get away with anything.” Jake grumbles before noticing Danny’s empty cup. “Refill?”
“Uh, yeah, thanks.” Danny suddenly feels as if he’s being watched, and he looks behind him only to see everyone else talking, immersed in their own conversations and unaware of the one that had just occurred between the three men. That is until he glances over to where Sam sat, seeing his eyes fixed on him with an unreadable expression. The second Danny makes eye contact, he looks away quickly, pretending to be interested in the grass at his feet.
Bastard. If anyone should be staring, it should be me. I just fucking know he wore that outfit to torture me, maybe see if I still had feelings or something. Why the fuck else would he wear those tiny ass blue swim shorts and only do the bottom two buttons of his shirt. It’s fine, Danny. Just don’t look at him the rest of the night, just ignore him and everything will be fine.
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10:29 PM
Danny’s plan had worked for the most part throughout the night, paying Sam no mind as he tried his best to enjoy his time with his family. It hadn’t exactly been hard as Sam had maybe said ten words all night, preferring to sulk away from the group even as the Kiszka and Wagner parents kept trying to include him in conversations. At around 10 pm, Sam excused himself for the night, grumbling some excuse about being tired only for his brothers to ridicule him about how “early” it was.
As the night had gone on, Danny kept downing every drink Jake made for him, quickly becoming tipsier than he had intended to be. Luckily, the twins kept up with him, drinking just as much (and more than likely, more than Danny had).
“Dannyyyyyyy.” Jake whines at him from his camping chair as they all sat around a small fire pit, toasting marshmallows for S’mores. “Do you still have your old guitar? Wanna play but mines back at my place in Chicago and I don’t wanna ask Sam to use his.”
“Yeah, I do. Hasn’t been used in ages and I lost my tuner when I was packing though.”
“S’fine, I can tune by ear. I’m practically a pro.” He giggles at his own comment, beginning to sway gently in his seat as he watches Danny stand.
He wobbles on his feet for a moment before finding his balance, carefully navigating around the fire. “I gotcha Jake, be back in a second.”
“Yaaaaay.” Jake and Josh cheer in unison, with everyone knowing that Jake’s playing would surely be accompanied by Josh singing.
“Best little brother ever. Love you, Dan.” Jake calls after him as he starts across the yard.
“Love you too Jake!” He can’t wipe the smile off his face as he walks through the side door, remembering how good it felt to be surrounded by his family again. Unfortunately, it’s wiped from his face when he immediately sees Sam sitting on the curb of the sidewalk between their houses smoking a cigarette. He just had to fucking pick somewhere I would have to pass him, didn’t he. Danny tries to make as little sound as possible as he walks behind him, hoping he won’t notice, or if he did, he wouldn’t say anything.
“Hey.” Shit. Danny stops five feet away from Sam as he looks behind him, directly at Danny.
“Oh, so you’re talking to me now?”
“The fuck’s that supposed to mean?”
Anger floods Danny as he stares back at Sam in disbelief at the audacity of his question. “What the fuck do you think it means, Samuel? You ignored me for three years and then continued to ignore me the entire night. Don’t pretend we’re all buddy buddy again.”
“You’re the one that kissed me, you don’t get to be mad I needed space.”
“MAYBE YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE KISSED ME BACK!” The volume of his voice surprises even himself, quickly lowering it as he continues for fear that the others will hear. “I have every right to be angry at you, Sam. You were my best friend. You could have talked to me about it. You should have talked to me. I would have respected your boundaries, and we could have moved on like nothing happened. You don’t get to use the past to be an asshole to me now.”
Sam says nothing as he looks over Danny, his expression once again unreadable. “You grew your hair out long.” His voice is quiet, following his statement with a long drag of his cigarette.
“Yeah. I did. It’s been three fucking years. Maybe you would have known that if you cared enough to answer my calls.”
“It hasn’t been three years.”
“Y’know what, Sam? You’re right. It’s been two years, ten months, and 15 days.” Angry tears threaten Danny’s lash line as he stares Sam down.
“Jesus Christ, you’ve been counting?”
“Of course I have, Sam. Why wouldn’t I count the days since the biggest mistake of my life?” Danny spits the words out, already done with the conversation and using everything in him to keep himself from walking away then and there. Sam says nothing, silence falling between them as he takes another drag from his cigarette. “Unbelievable.” Danny scoffs as he shakes his head, resuming his path to his house and leaving Sam alone on the curb.
“You weren’t the one that made the mistake that night.” Sam whispers, but Danny’s already too far away to hear him. He puts his cigarette out on the asphalt beneath him, his stomach twisting as tears silently roll down his cheeks.
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2nd Gen Gang — The Outsiders OCs
RUBY MAY CURTIS
Daughter of Ponyboy Curtis; mother unknown
Was named after Pony’s mom’s birthstone
Likes to read just like her dad
Also into nature
Asexual; biromantic
She’s sort of the “runt” amongst the rest of the gang’s kids, kind of like her dad was
She’s pretty quiet but also a sweetheart, and sometimes sassy
The only makeup she will wear is lipgloss
BRUNO MARTÍN RANDLE
The oldest child of Steve and Evie Randle’s kids
Studying data science at NYU
Loves yoga and meditation; he’s really into self-care
He is also super interested in Indian history and culture, and even took some Hindi classes
NINA MARIA RANDLE
The 2nd oldest child of Steve and Evie Randle
Athletic; played soccer all throughout middle and high school
Bisexual with a preference towards women
Loves hamsters; she has one named Latte
Best friends with Ruby; they are sassy twins
SIERRA JOSEFINA RANDLE
The youngest child of Steve and Evie Randle
Very introverted except around Zoe; they are besties
Bisexual
She’s really interested in her Hispanic heritage and knows more Spanish than anyone in her family (besides her mom)
She’s really artistic and loves to paint
ZOE CASSANDRA MATTHEWS
Daughter of Keith (Two-Bit) and Alyssa (1st ex-wife of Two-Bit)
Soon-to-be step-mother is Marcia Wagner
Half sisters with Kristi Matthews
Spanish and Greek on her mother's side
Has a good relationship with both her parents
Has clinical depression
Introverted
Pansexual
Best friends with Sierra
Wants to be a model
KRISTINA “KRISTI” MATTHEWS
Daughter of Keith (Two-Bit) and Katie (2nd ex-wife of Two-Bit)
Soon-to-be step-mother is Marcia Wagner
Half sisters with Zoe Matthews
Russian on her mom's side
Mostly stays with her dad
Heterosexual
Does makeup tutorials on YouTube
Obsessed with Bath and Body Works
WADE BENJAMIN CURTIS
Son of Darry and Melissa Curtis
Gay; closeted
The oldest of the gang
Getting his degree in Creative Media Production at the University of Oklahoma
Has autism spectrum disorder
EUGENE DARREL CURTIS
The oldest child of Sodapop and Abby Curtis
Bisexual with a preference towards men
Is really into beauty and self-care
Loves to dance
ZINNIA DOROTHY CURTIS
The youngest child of Sodapop and Abby Curtis
Lesbian
Does gaming and beauty tutorials on YouTube
Loves to swim and surf; she goes to California every summer with her friends
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Former NYC mayor de Blasio will teach NYU graduate course | Long Island Business News
Former NYC mayor de Blasio will teach NYU graduate course | Long Island Business News
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will return to his alma mater New York University for a teaching job.
De Blasio, who is spending the fall term as a teaching fellow at Harvard University’s schools of government and public health, will join NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service as the 2023 Marnold Visiting Fellow, the university announced.
“Bill de Blasio’s presence…
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Former NY Mayor Bill de Blasio will be a professor at NYU
Former NY Mayor Bill de Blasio will be a professor at NYU
Former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio will return to New York University (NYU), not as a student, but as a professor.
De Blasio, who teaches graduate courses in Political Science and Public Health at Harvard this semester, will be a visiting professor at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, NYU announced.
“Bill de Blasio’s presence offers students, faculty and graduates an…
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Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to teach at NYU in 2023 ..
Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to teach at NYU in 2023 ..
NYU said de Blasio, 61, will arrive at the Greenwich Village in January for formal talks, and then teach a course for graduate students in the spring. His post will be within NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service...
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Discussion Post U9D18034
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Please read the instructions in U9D18034 then read chapter 8 to answer the discussion Post
Critically Evaluate Information on Governance
Assume that you are the CEO of NYU or Wagner and Sara is your graduate student
intern. Critically evaluate the information on Governance that Sara presented. Would
you make a decision based on the information Sara provided? Explain why or why…
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8th Annual NYU Social Innovation Symposium
8th Annual NYU Social Innovation Symposium
Date: Friday, February 23, 2018
Location: NYU Stern, New York, NY 10012
On February 23, the social enterprise student organizations of New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business, School of Law, and Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service will host the 8th Annual NYU Social Innovation Symposium (SIS).
The theme, “Social Intrapreneurship: Transforming Business from Within”…
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Lisa Ellen Goldberg Fellowship 2020 for study at NYU Wagner
Lisa Ellen Goldberg Fellowship 2020 for study at NYU Wagner
Deadline: December 2, 2019
Applications are open for the Lisa Ellen Goldberg Fellowship 2020. The fellowship is awarded to students admitted for full-time study in Master of Public Administration or Master of Urban Planning degree programs at the NYU Wagner.
Lisa Ellen Goldberg, the celebrated president of the Charles H. Revson Foundation and beloved wife of John Sexton, the former…
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Wagner has been teaching at the school for more than 25 years, and currently teaches three courses called “Psychology of Creativity,” “Psychology of Media” and “Theories of Personality.” Based on reviews on the dubious Ratemyprofessors website, Bower "isn't terrible" but can be "so rude" and "extremely boring.”
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Nurses who went above and beyond their call of duty
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When it comes to kindness, compassion, and caring for others, nurses have us all beat. They work long shifts doing many of the tiny, important tasks that keep us healthy, everything from school nurses who fix booboos with Band-Aids and send kids back to the playground, to nurses in hospitals who perform complicated, life-saving maneuvers on the sickest patients every day. During the coronavirus crisis, nurses are the first line of defense in clinics against the ravages of COVID-19. Many even exceed the already arduous call of duty. These are some of their stories.
COURTESY JESSICA MOLSTAD
School nurse provides masks for the community
The pandemic closed schools but didn’t keep elementary school nurse Amber Mehrkens from helping others. She continued to check the temperatures of the childcare students at the school and those of the teachers preparing for distance learning. When she wasn’t in her office, she was home caring for her four children in Mazeppa, Minnesota. During pockets of spare time, Mehrkens began sewing. She created a few hundred masks with the fabric she had on hand, then placed them on her porch for her neighbors to take at no charge. She quickly depleted her supply of fabric and other supplies. After she and a few friends spent several hundred dollars at a craft store, they asked for donations to cover their costs. With help from her children and a few friends, Mehrkens has sewn over 4,000 masks and provided them to the local fire department and area businesses.
COURTESY WENDY GOODINE
Nurses fill in for family during chemo treatments
After Wendy Goodine was recently diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, she moved in with her mother and stepfather to receive treatment at the Levine Cancer Institute in Albemarle, North Carolina. When she arrived at her first appointment, Goodine was nervous, frightened, and understandably, emotional. Due to the coronavirus, she is not allowed to bring anyone with her to her weekly chemo sessions. Filling in for her family, the nurses provide an understanding ear and continuous support throughout her sessions. When Goodine couldn’t leave her home, RN social worker, Heather Keith, delivered three boxes of food to her every week. Goodine considers these caring nurses her heroes.
TAYLOR HARTLEY PHOTOGRAPHY/COURTESY RACHEL HARTLEY
Virginia nurse sails to assist NYC hospital staff
When the coronavirus outbreak began, and Rachel Hartley’s hospital started canceling elective surgeries, the anesthesia pre-op nurse knew where she could be more helpful: New York City. She contacted a nursing recruiter and subsequently signed a contract with New York University (NYU) Langone Hospital in Brooklyn. Instead of seeking traditional housing, she and her husband embarked on a 35-hour trip from Virginia to New York in their 50-foot sailboat. They invited other travelling nurses to live on the boat with them. On her first day working in the intensive care unit (ICU), cases were mounting and the hospital was overwhelmed with sick and dying COVID-19 patients, according to Yahoo! Life. Hartley’s contract ends in early June but says she would be happy to stay longer and continue to treat coronavirus patients.
COURTESY MAGGIE KELLER
Nurse surprises patient with a horse
Nurse Bethany Varney guided her patient, Robert Wagner, through the Hospice Buffalo campus as part of their daily routine. One day, with the help of the facility and the Lothlorien Therapeutic Riding Center, Varney turned their typical outing into a memorable moment for the 81-year-old. As he was taking in the view of the blooming flowers, Wagner looked up from his wheelchair and spotted a horse. He has loved horses since he was a child. “It is scary during this time for the elderly and already compromised,” Varney told Spectrum News in Buffalo, New York. “So I thought it would be something to take away all of this craziness.“
COURTESY MARK SHIPMAN
Adventurous nurse travels to the frontline
Sako Hirata, an ICU nurse, was working in a hospital in Wenatchee, Washington, when the coronavirus hit. The healthcare staff had seen only a few coronavirus cases and the hospital was relatively calm. Searching for a challenge and eager to contribute to battling the pandemic on a larger scale, Hirata offered her services to a New York City hospital. The climbing and paragliding enthusiast is spending six weeks on the east coast, utilizing her expertise and saving lives on the frontline.
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Motherly love
As a nurse at MetroWest Cancer Center in Framingham, Massachusetts, Karen Mott tried hard to get one patient to open up. But Patrician McNulty usually tried to avoid conversation—unless it was about her nine-year-old son, Stephen. After McNulty went to hospice when her cancer took a bad turn, Mott wondered what would happen to Stephen. He couldn’t live with his father, who had permanent brain damage from a car accident, or any of his mother’s five siblings. McNulty didn’t want him in foster care. So after Stephen’s mother passed away, Mott and her husband, who have three other older children, brought him into their own family and adopted him.
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Spinning a yarn
As a former oncology nurse, Holly Christensen knew that the scalps of children who lost their hair after chemotherapy were usually too sensitive for traditional wigs. So when her friend’s three-year-old daughter got a cancer diagnosis, Christensen made her feel like a princess. The former nurse made her a Rapunzel-like wig from soft yarn, decked out with faux flowers. Seeing the girl’s glee inspired Christensen to make more, according to ABC News. Launching The Magic Yarn Project, she and other volunteers create princess wigs from The Little Mermaid, Frozen, and more, plus ones based on Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean. The organisation has sent more than 1,900 wigs to kids, at no cost to the parents.
https://www.rd.com/true-stories/inspiring/nurse-inspirational-stories/
Thank you😊❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to teach at NYU in 2023 ..
Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to teach at NYU in 2023 ..
NYU said de Blasio, 61, will arrive at the Greenwich Village in January for formal talks, and then teach a course for graduate students in the spring. His post will be within NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service...
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Leadership Spotlight on Sadie Casamenti, FELPS Alum
Sadie Casamenti
Fellowship for Emerging Scholars in Public Service, Alum
Amherst College ‘11
Program Officer at the New York Women’s Foundation
We sat down with FELPS alum Sadie Casamenti to talk about her experience with the Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service and her leadership journey from undergraduate student to professional in the public sector. Read on to hear her advice on building networks of support and dealing with growing pains of moving up in your career.
What was the transition like for you as you moved from life as an undergraduate student into your professional career?
When I graduated college, I left knowing the issues I was passionate about and the causes I wanted to work towards, but still needed clarity about how those things translate into concrete skills and a career. Having grown up in a Dominican American household, I had witnessed the challenges faced by the women in my family struggling with challenges of race, gender, and class. I’ve always centered that lived experience by giving voice to it in my work, but I still needed guidance as to how I could translate my skills, unique life experiences, and passions into a career. I was raised to work hard, but I wasn’t taught how to step back and ask myself questions about what I wanted out of my career. FELPS guided me to those questions, and helped me develop the habit of continuing that professional reflection even to this day. I’ve also had the great fortune of women, and women of color mentors, professors and former supervisors who guided me - acting not only as a source of inspiration, but also as a source of support.
You participated in the Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service (FELPS). What motivated you to apply for the program and what did you hope to get out of it?
I initially heard about FELPS through the incredible Megan Golden, an alum of the NYU School of Law, who I worked with as an undergraduate intern at the Vera Institute of Justice. However, for various reasons I didn’t feel I was “ready” yet for the program. Years later, I heard about it again from a coworker of mine at the Mayor’s Office, who was a FELPS alum herself, and decided to pursue it more seriously. I went into it seeking more clarity around what options I had as I moved towards next steps in building my career.
Could you tell us a bit about the FELPS program, in your own words?
FELPS provides the tools and the language for young professionals throughout the public service sector to think intentionally and strategically about their own leadership and career development. It provides a space for Fellows to reflect on their day-to-day work and the skills they want to build to succeed how ever way they may define success. Apart from the curriculum, I’m also grateful for the community that FELPS provides. I’ve learned not only the importance of networking, but I’ve been fortunate to have made friendships that have continued years after FELPS.
How do you stay in touch with the Fellows from your cohort? Do you find this network to be beneficial as you pursue your personal and professional goals?
My FELPS class was especially close, we’d kept monthly get togethers as a way of keeping in touch, along with an email listserv that still remains active. We cheer each other on through our promotions, grad school acceptances, and other professional milestones. In a city as large as New York City, it’s been great to have a network of likeminded friends in the public sector. And personally, as the years go by, some fellows are getting married or navigating parenthood, and it's beautiful to witness these new chapters in our personal lives.
What does the word ‘leadership’ mean to you? How has FELPS influenced your notion of successful leadership?
From the immigration work I've done in the past to my current role in philanthropy, leadership to me means being proactive in finding where there are gaps in meeting community needs and discerning if there are voices missing during the process of creating solutions to meet those needs. The voices of underrepresented populations often are missing in decision making processes. By working to elevate those voices and provide a more complete picture of communities, you are providing leadership. FELPS has taught me that professional leadership can take various forms, whether it's in leading an organization, or taking ownership on a project, or even just speaking up when you feel that a voice or perspective is missing at work.
What is one piece of advice you would share with individuals starting out their career in public service?
I think in New York City especially, there’s a pressure to come off as having everything all figured out. But my advice would be that it’s okay to ask questions, or admit to what you don’t know, as you explore your career path.
In every office I’ve worked in, I’ve been fortunate enough to have made mentors, either through my direct supervisors, or other coworkers who might have seen a little of myself in them, and who weren’t afraid to take their time and provide extra context or explain relationships that weren’t always apparent to me. I think adapting to a work environment always involves learning a new landscape and a new language, and we’re not expected to come in knowing it all off the bat. Find the people in your corner and don’t be afraid to reach out when you need to.
The Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service (FELPS) is a unique leadership and career accelerator program for early-career professionals in public service. The Fellowship recognizes the strong commitment to public service that Fellows have demonstrated and strengthens this commitment by providing professional development and networking opportunities to help Fellows think intentionally and strategically about their own leadership and careers.
To learn more about the program, visit wagner.nyu.edu/felps.
And to learn about more leadership development opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students, visit nyu.edu/nyuleads.
#NYU Leadership Initiative#nyuleads#nyu leadership#nyu leaders#fellowship for emerging leaders in public service#new york university#NYU Wagner#new york city#leadership#inspiration#nyuleaders
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