In this talk, Terri Budek, a Student Affairs Professional and Educator at Centennial College, honors her late husband’s memory whiles finding her own voice. Terri Budek is a student affairs professional with more than a decade of program and curriculum development experience within post-secondary education. She created an award-winning diversity training program and is certified as a Safe Zone Trainer as well as a Nonviolence and Conflict Reconciliation Trainer. Her passion for enhancing the student experience started at the University of Guelph where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Economics and held numerous student leadership positions. After graduating with a Master of Science degree in College Student Personnel from Western Illinois University, Terri spent almost 12 years at the University at Buffalo working in community engagement, leadership development, diversity and inclusion, and student employment functional areas before starting her career at Centennial College in Toronto in February 2019. Terri is an experienced conference presenter, course instructor, and an inspiring storyteller. Her unique perspective comes from learning to appreciate life while navigating the complexity of grief. At a young age and with two small children, Terri became a widow and has since been determined to honor her late husband’s memory by finding her own voice on a different and unexpected path in life, helping others along the way. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx