Kim White wasn’t always notable – or even audible – to those around her.
When she was a young girl, sometime around the fourth grade, White was in a bicycle accident, “knocking out” her teeth.
“I think there was something about missing your teeth and losing your confidence, especially as a girl,” White said, noting the time she spent in braces and partial teeth replacements. “So I didn’t put myself out there, I didn’t feel like I was pretty enough or smart enough. I didn’t want to take a risk. I just wanted to fit in.”
So she struggled early in life to find what she values now more than anything: a voice.
“And you know I never did find that place to fit in or that confidence or support in high school,” White said. “Not until college, where I came into my own as a person and a leader.”