Following a 36-year career as a public-school teacher, Dena is continuing her love for education as a humanitarian educator, running a non-profit organization she founded 18 years ago. The Dream School foundation supports public education in Nigeria with infrastructure and resources to teach and learn.

We discuss:

• Opportunities are often unexpected [02:13]
• Taking a chance on a career transition [05:18]
• How to be efficient when working for your mom [08:20]
• How to do good work in a damaged system [10:46]
• Feeling like Ben Franklin in Nigeria [12:30]
• Depth before breadth [16:09]
• The perseverance to stay where you’re needed most [18:27]
• Walking off into the sunset [19:55]

Learn more about Dena at www.dreamschoolfoundation.org, Facebook and Instagram.