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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br />
Way to GLOW is the result of the efforts of many individuals, friends, colleagues and<br />
partners.<br />
Special appreciation and gratitude to Kylie Schuyler, Executive Director of Global GLOW,<br />
whose vision, dedication and generous support for the GLOW model mentoring program for<br />
girls has helped make Way to GLOW a reality. Thank you, Kylie, for the encouragement to<br />
create, experiment, refine and articulate the GLOW program in a way that will make these<br />
poetic voices and creative practices and processes engaging and meaningful for women and<br />
girls everywhere.<br />
The mentoring model we have developed at GLOW reflects a legacy of partnership with<br />
University Community Links, a statewide network of afterschool programs involving faculty,<br />
undergraduates and graduate students from UC campuses through innovative educational<br />
research programs serving youth in vulnerable communities throughout California. Special<br />
thanks to UC Links Executive Director Charles Underwood whose friendship, wisdom and<br />
tireless service has inspired and sustained this work and the work of countless others.<br />
To my dear friends at UC Irvine: Vice Chancellor Emeritus, Manuel Gomez, Associate<br />
Professor Liane Brouillette and Dr. Kim Burge, thank you for the many years of collaboration<br />
and collegial support.<br />
Much appreciation and gratitude to Monique Daviss, Executive Director of El Sol Academy<br />
of Arts and Sciences, who introduced me to Kylie in 2013. El Sol is our first and strongest<br />
community partner in Orange County with over 100 El Sol girls attending GLOW programs<br />
every week.<br />
A world of thanks to the intrepid members of the GLOW team who work passionately to<br />
co- create, build, refine and grow the GLOW program: Angela Apodaca, Hannan Seirafi,<br />
Carrie Cook, Fabiola Uribe, Jenny Fairchild, Toni Hynes, Lori Ta, Sara Heslington.<br />
A huge shout out to the many kind and talented mentors who carry out, test and help to<br />
refine these lessons with the girls. You bring it all to life!<br />
To our community partners Nova Academy High School, Carr Intermediate, Bowers Museum,<br />
Anaheim Boys & Girls Club, Kid Works, thank you for your trust, support , friendship, and vital<br />
collaboration.<br />
Way to GLOW owes a great debt to the inspirational work of the many women poets whose<br />
poetry helps lead the way toward the discovery of our own voices.<br />
To Susan Reese, the graphic designer who has whipped it all into shape. You have been a<br />
mentor to me for many years as together we made the first books published through the<br />
UCI H.O.T. program.<br />
Most of all, thank you to the hundreds of girls who trust and share with us their time, their<br />
stories, their energy, their questions, joys and hopes. Your generosity of spirit, friendship<br />
and eagerness to connect and support one another gives us all hope for the future. You<br />
have taught us how to do this! Every day you make the work we do together meaningful,<br />
memorable, (sometimes tearful) and oh, so rewarding.<br />
Sue Cronmiller, 2016<br />
4 Cronmiller / Way to GLOW, Year 1, Session 1