One Foster Teen's College Success Story with Shari Walker

<div dir="ltr">An up-and-coming content creator, marketer, playwright/screenwriter, and columnist who is a fast learner, comfortable working with an array of different personalities, and passionate about advocacy through storytelling (check out my portfolio: <a href="http://www.heroddself.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.HerOddSelf.com&source=gmail&ust=1634604560165000&usg=AFQjCNEM988CFKLgmktTo4KWLncrX3cjow"> www.HerOddSelf.com</a>) Featured in 89.3 KPCC, PBS SoCal, Education Week, Los Angeles Female Playwright Initiative (LAFPI), and the Santa Monica Daily Press (SMDP), and Good News Radio Magazine. Not only am I an award-winning playwright via my one-woman show that I wrote, produced, and performed in during the Hollywood Fringe Festival about my life before, during, and after foster care entitled "SugarFree: Foster Care Cognitive Dissonance". I am also a former foster youth passionate about writing and storytelling for social change who is inspiring people to "Thrive Not Just Survive" through writing, keynote speaking, thought-leadership blogging, and podcasting, and whose superpower is leading with empathy. Currently advancing my skills in marketing, communication, branding, and copywriting.</div> <div dir="ltr"> </div> <div dir="ltr"><strong>Social Media</strong></div> <div dir="ltr"> </div> <div dir="ltr"> </div> <div dir="ltr">Anchor/Spotify: <a href= "https://anchor.fm/heroddself" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://anchor.fm/heroddself&source=gmail&ust=1634604560165000&usg=AFQjCNGrk31FjMYVzZ26j5bbZhqpqYOI6w">https://<wbr />anchor.fm/heroddself</a></div> <div dir="ltr"> </div> <div dir="ltr"> <div>Website:<a href="https://heroddself.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://heroddself.com/&source=gmail&ust=1634673391220000&usg=AFQjCNG0FNTQkKminQ0C3rEAkZOYtURJWA"> https://heroddself.<wbr