"When Shaleen recruited me to volunteer for the non-profit Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, it changed my life. That was about five years ago and now I am a full time staff member. Before then, I had bounced around from job to job, never really finding my passion but only paying the bills. My new career gave my life direction and purpose. For the first time I not only knew what I wanted to do with my life, but Shaleen had showed me how to make it happen. She opened my eyes to an entire professional world in drug policy reform that I had not even known existed before. But more than this, through her exceptional mentorship, she helped me navigate these new waters and guided me to the place I am today. I get to wake up every morning and work at a job in which I absolutely believe and love. I will be forever grateful to Shaleen for my new career and many of the friends whom I’ve met along the way."