I remember the first time my father took me surfing. I was twelve, and we were vacationing in Hawaii. My surf instructor was young, too, like me, and we practiced for a good hour on the sandy white beach before heading out into the ocean.

Nerisa Arias, the Assistant Director for the Higher Education Opportunity Program at Fordham University, shares her experience as an Afro-Latina at a predominantly white institution.

What makes a person who sees an opportunity to behave with kindness and compassion choose not to act that way purely along identity lines?

For Diti Bhasin, looking and thinking differently from the people around her has been a rule, rather than an exception. Diti is Flexability’s Director of Digital Strategies & Equity Programs.

For Giles Davey, one of the most significant moments in his life was when he learnt how to teach himself.

Flexability co-founder and CEO Nancy Geenen is an achiever with an impressive academic background and a stellar career as a high-profile lawyer, strategic facilitator and entrepreneur.