“You only have one life to live. And so you have to be the person you want to be. Don’t let someone else’s idea of what is perfect get in the way of your idea of awesome.” Meet VanessaCTyson:
Dr. Vanessa Tyson was not planning to run for a seat in the California State Assembly. But when an incumbent announces he won’t be seeking reelection at the last minute and the opportunity presents itself to make a difference in your community through political office, what do you do? Prof T decided to jump into her first race.
While an undergrad at Princeton, Tyson worked to reduce food waste in her campus dining hall—coming up with a solution that included saving food scraps, selling them to local pig farms and donating the proceeds to local homeless shelters—and convinced the Princeton Board of Trustees to make the university debt-free for all undergrads demonstrating financial need. Tyson’s plan was transformative and set a new precedent for college financial aid—many universities followed suit.
Post-undergrad, Tyson returned to her home state of California and worked in state politics, cutting her teeth as a staffer for former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and former U.S. Representative Juanita Millender-McDonald. She then worked as a committee consultant for the California State Senate Committee on Public Safety.
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