“Being a registered nurse has been my dream since as long as I can remember. I have worked in healthcare for over 12 years now, starting in long term care, then in the Intensive Care Unit, Medical Surgical, Labor and Delivery, and finally Mother Baby. I completed my certified nursing assistant course while I was still a senior in high school, and then completed the level two nursing assistant course when I began working in the hospital setting.
Caring for people has always been in my blood.
My mother worked as a caregiver since I was five years old, and as a single mother herself she would often take me to work with her. Those days are where I discovered my call to nursing. I have three young children, Addison, Keelie, and Cohen. Everything I do, I do for them.
My journey to this point has not been easy.
Education is not something I take lightly. I started the prerequisites for the nursing program in 2015, and since then I have gone through many life altering situations. I worked full time nights as a single mom, I went through a terrible divorce, and I lost my great grandmother in 2017, and then my father in 2019, both to cancer.
This scholarship award means everything to me.
As a working mother pursuing higher education, I would like to thank you for this wonderful scholarship award. I can promise you I will appreciate it for the rest of my life, and I will work so hard to make you proud of your contribution.”
— Cierra, 2021-2022 Clint Foundation Scholarship Recipient