Hear from April Ludwig about the action research project she completed as part of the AdoptUSKids Minority Professional Leadership Development (MPLD) program and how participating in the fellowship developed her leadership skills and career in ways she hadn’t anticipated. April is the chief quality improvement officer with Stanford Sierra Youth & Families in Sacramento, California; an adjunct instructor at the University of San Francisco, in the College of Education; a licensed marriage and family therapist; and a 2019 graduate of the MPLD program.
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