{"id":41093,"date":"2023-06-15T10:22:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T10:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smps.org\/?page_id=41093"},"modified":"2023-06-15T11:10:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T11:10:28","slug":"member-voices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smps.org\/member-voices\/","title":{"rendered":"Member Voices"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"41093\" class=\"elementor elementor-41093\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51a796a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51a796a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ec731b1\" data-id=\"7ec731b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3058c44f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3058c44f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Member Voices<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebea313 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebea313\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-562e1c9\" data-id=\"562e1c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ec911 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36ec911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SMPS invites members to share their experiences and perspectives to our community\u2019s conversations on racism and its impact on our personal and professional settings.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128de31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"128de31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019d like to share your story, we\u2019d love to hear from you. Reach out to SMPS Content Manager, Linda Smolkin, at <a href=\"mailto:linda@smps.org\">linda@smps.org<\/a> if you\u2019d like to contribute.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ffb2fb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ffb2fb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1df7c15\" data-id=\"1df7c15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a5f70 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"e6a5f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-36894 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-member-voices category-membership tag-member-spotlight tag-ruth-hunter-hill\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2022\/12\/15\/always-a-marketer\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FromtheMembership-Ruth-1280x570-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41267\" alt=\"Always a Marketer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FromtheMembership-Ruth-1280x570-1.webp 1280w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FromtheMembership-Ruth-1280x570-1-300x134.webp 300w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FromtheMembership-Ruth-1280x570-1-1024x456.webp 1024w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FromtheMembership-Ruth-1280x570-1-768x342.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Member Voices<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2022\/12\/15\/always-a-marketer\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAlways a Marketer\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In 2010 when I started at Purdy-McGuire (PMI), I had been an HR director for a prominent general contractor in the Dallas area. The job<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2022\/12\/15\/always-a-marketer\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Always a Marketer\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 15, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-35911 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-member-voices tag-diversity tag-equity tag-inclusion tag-nathan-reyna tag-pride-month\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2022\/06\/21\/a-different-kind-of-pride\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NathanReyna_MemberVoices-1280x570-1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41350\" alt=\"A Different Kind of Pride\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NathanReyna_MemberVoices-1280x570-1-1.png 1280w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NathanReyna_MemberVoices-1280x570-1-1-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NathanReyna_MemberVoices-1280x570-1-1-1024x456.png 1024w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NathanReyna_MemberVoices-1280x570-1-1-768x342.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Member Voices<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2022\/06\/21\/a-different-kind-of-pride\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA Different Kind of Pride\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>What I love about Pride Month is that it\u2019s always evolving. Each year it becomes more inclusive and less about one thing, but more holistic<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2022\/06\/21\/a-different-kind-of-pride\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about A Different Kind of Pride\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 21, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-35368 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-member-voices tag-diversity-and-inclusion tag-krystle-english tag-smps-member\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2022\/03\/14\/how-being-filipino-has-kept-me-humble\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MemberVoices-KEnglish-1280x570-1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41369\" alt=\"How Being Filipino Has Kept Me Humble\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MemberVoices-KEnglish-1280x570-1-1.png 1280w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MemberVoices-KEnglish-1280x570-1-1-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MemberVoices-KEnglish-1280x570-1-1-1024x456.png 1024w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MemberVoices-KEnglish-1280x570-1-1-768x342.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Member Voices<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2022\/03\/14\/how-being-filipino-has-kept-me-humble\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow Being Filipino Has Kept Me Humble\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>When I was in college, one of my friends told me I was a coconut\u2014brown on the outside but white on the inside. Like me,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2022\/03\/14\/how-being-filipino-has-kept-me-humble\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about How Being Filipino Has Kept Me Humble\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 14, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34505 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-member-voices tag-member-spotlight tag-member-voices tag-membership tag-sterling-stevens\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/10\/15\/go-where-youre-wanted\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SMP362-MemberVoices-Stevens-1280x570-1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41457\" alt=\"Go Where You\u2019re Wanted\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SMP362-MemberVoices-Stevens-1280x570-1-1.png 1280w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SMP362-MemberVoices-Stevens-1280x570-1-1-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SMP362-MemberVoices-Stevens-1280x570-1-1-1024x456.png 1024w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SMP362-MemberVoices-Stevens-1280x570-1-1-768x342.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Member Voices<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/10\/15\/go-where-youre-wanted\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGo Where You\u2019re Wanted\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>My varied, professional career within the A\/E\/C industries has spanned almost 25 years, yet only recent times have shaped how I view my role within.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/10\/15\/go-where-youre-wanted\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Go Where You\u2019re Wanted\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 15, 2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-33906 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-member-voices category-membership tag-diversity tag-equity tag-inclusion tag-member-voices tag-ruth-hunter-hill\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/08\/17\/being-the-only-dot-of-diversity\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SMP360-MemberVoices-Ruth-Hunter-Hill-1280x570-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41121\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SMP360-MemberVoices-Ruth-Hunter-Hill-1280x570-1.png 1280w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SMP360-MemberVoices-Ruth-Hunter-Hill-1280x570-1-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SMP360-MemberVoices-Ruth-Hunter-Hill-1280x570-1-1024x456.png 1024w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SMP360-MemberVoices-Ruth-Hunter-Hill-1280x570-1-768x342.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Member Voices<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/08\/17\/being-the-only-dot-of-diversity\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBeing the Only Dot of Diversity\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In the fall of 1967, I was bussed from the projects in Gary, IN, to a better (all-white) school several miles away in the suburbs.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/08\/17\/being-the-only-dot-of-diversity\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Being the Only Dot of Diversity\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 17, 2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-32966 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-member-voices category-membership tag-diversity tag-equity tag-inclusion tag-member-voices\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/05\/17\/yes-ive-been-to-london\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KimPipkin.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41538\" alt=\"Yes, I\u2019ve Been to London\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KimPipkin.webp 1280w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KimPipkin-300x134.webp 300w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KimPipkin-1024x456.webp 1024w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KimPipkin-768x342.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Member Voices<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/05\/17\/yes-ive-been-to-london\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tYes, I\u2019ve Been to London\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A few years ago, I attended a college fair at a hotel near the San Francisco International Airport. The colleges in the exhibition hall were<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/05\/17\/yes-ive-been-to-london\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Yes, I\u2019ve Been to London\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 17, 2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-32937 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-member-voices category-membership tag-diversity tag-equity tag-inclusion tag-member-voices\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/05\/17\/my-familys-hidden-identity\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MichelleErste-MemberVoices-1280x570-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41541\" alt=\"My Family\u2019s Hidden Identity\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MichelleErste-MemberVoices-1280x570-1.webp 1280w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MichelleErste-MemberVoices-1280x570-1-300x134.webp 300w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MichelleErste-MemberVoices-1280x570-1-1024x456.webp 1024w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MichelleErste-MemberVoices-1280x570-1-768x342.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Member Voices<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/05\/17\/my-familys-hidden-identity\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMy Family\u2019s Hidden Identity\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In January 2021, I embarked on one of the hardest challenges I\u2019ve experienced as a parent to date: explaining to my Jewish daughter what the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/05\/17\/my-familys-hidden-identity\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about My Family\u2019s Hidden Identity\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 17, 2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-32694 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-member-voices category-membership tag-diversity tag-equity tag-inclusion tag-member-voices tag-paula-stamp\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/04\/19\/getting-into-good-trouble\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/from-membership-paula-stamp-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41547\" alt=\"Getting Into Good Trouble\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/from-membership-paula-stamp-.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/from-membership-paula-stamp--300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/from-membership-paula-stamp--1024x456.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/from-membership-paula-stamp--768x342.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Member Voices<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/04\/19\/getting-into-good-trouble\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGetting Into Good Trouble\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Fighting the good fight or getting into good trouble (as the late Senator John Lewis often said) is an inextricable part of my personality and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/04\/19\/getting-into-good-trouble\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Getting Into Good Trouble\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 19, 2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item 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I struggled with it more than anything I\u2019ve written in the last five years. Not everyone is burdened<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2021\/01\/04\/cultural-inheritances-are-powerful\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Cultural Inheritances Are Powerful\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 4, 2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-31380 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-member-voices category-membership tag-alicia-mojica-washington tag-being-yourself tag-bias tag-different tag-discomfort tag-discrimination tag-fought tag-microaggression tag-privilege tag-respect tag-stood-up tag-strength tag-take-a-stand\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2020\/11\/09\/the-privilege-of-being-yourself\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/alicia-mojica-washington.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-41676\" alt=\"The Privilege of Being Yourself\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/alicia-mojica-washington.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/alicia-mojica-washington-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/alicia-mojica-washington-1024x456.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/alicia-mojica-washington-768x342.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Member Voices<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2020\/11\/09\/the-privilege-of-being-yourself\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Privilege of Being Yourself\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>I was raised in a family that always spoke their mind. We were never afraid to say what we wanted or needed to say. Until<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2020\/11\/09\/the-privilege-of-being-yourself\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Privilege of Being Yourself\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 9, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-load-more-anchor\" data-page=\"1\" data-max-page=\"2\" data-next-page=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/member-voices\/2\/\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-pagination\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\t\t\t<span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Page<\/span>1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/member-voices\/2\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Page<\/span>2<\/a>\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f1c3462 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f1c3462\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61e6c887\" data-id=\"61e6c887\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-509b5632 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"509b5632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/join-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">FLIP THE SCRIPT.  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