Who has been your most important
mentor and why?
My parents and my grandmothers. My parents have owned a family
business for over 50 years. No matter what obstacles, some very difficult,
they worked through it. They persisted. They worked hard and never gave
up. My grandmothers could not have been more different from each other
yet so similar. They too instilled in me that no matter what, you keep
moving forward and eventually things will get better. Through extremely
difficult personal hardships they always had a smile and thought every day
was a gift. As my Grammy Dammeyer said, "Jackie, I woke up today. Put
both my feet on the floor. Stood up and was able to see the sunshine. It is a
good day."
Executive Director | iQuilt Partnership
JACKIE GORSKY
MANDYCK
