Dr. Amanda Smith takes us through her RVC journey that started as an ESL instructor and has included stops with Refugee and Immigrant Services and Adult Education, to leadership roles as an Academic Dean and now Associate Vice President. She shares some wonderful stories of students whose lives she has seen impacted, and we even find out the Breakfast Club character with whom she most closely identifies. Finally, she shares a very personal, and unforgettable, story that has led her to spread awareness on mental health issues and suicide prevention.