Brandy Harris
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In 2019, Brandy Harris was hired as the CEO of Boys and Girls Clubs of Springfield after working for the children\\u2019s nonprofit for nearly a decade. Her love of kids and passion for helping them succeed in school and at home stems from a dark childhood. Brandy shared with us stories of abuse she faced at the hands of stepdads, crippling poverty and constant moving. She said she finally felt at home when she came to Springfield in 8th grade. That\\u2019s when she learned, through her relationship with her teachers and principal, that it really just takes one caring adult to change a child\\u2019s life. Brandy also opens up about becoming a CEO in her 30s and the imposter syndrome she still fights against, and how she shifted operations in 2020 to keep meeting the ever-present needs of kids, even as the clubs were closed.\\xa0
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