Colleen Cotter
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Education: Doctoral degree, Indiana University; bachelor’s degree, University of Notre Dame
Historic Figure Who Inspires Me: Rep. John Lewis
Favorite Quote: “The only way to get a thing done is to start to do it, then keep on doing it, and finally you’ll finish it.” — Langston Hughes
Most Important Leadership Quality: Trustworthiness
What I’d Tell 16-Year-Old Me: The key is to achieve the balance between patience and impatience.
Be impatient enough to keep moving forward and patient enough to know that any place worth getting to immediately is merely a stop along the way.