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Leilani Cooper
Location: Waldorf, MD United States
Joined: Jun 27th, 2012

About (request update)

I think I am special because of all the trials I have gone through in my life and still survived. I still have faith in God and still want to help others. I keep a positive outlook no matter what and my motto is "this too shall pass". I love life and I want others to experience the joy that life can bring.

Current Whereabouts:

Right now I love to decorate my house when I can get the cash.

Life & Professional Aspirations:

My life aspiration is to start a non profit organization that assists battered and abused women who have special challenges to overcome. My professional aspiration is to obtain my bachelor's degree in computer forensics from Devry where I got my associates degree from and use that to start my own investigative business in finding internet predators who hurt children and women. I really want to do this more than anything because I want to be an advocate for women and children who are victimized by predators. I feel like even though I have a chronic illness, that God has given me a purpose to serve others and I want to do that because I want to leave a legacy and that I will not give up until God removes me from this earth and it is a little bit better place than the way I found it.

Education (request update)

DeVry University class of 1984

Undergrad Major: Computer and Information Science

Claim To Fame:

I was the huge "pregnant girl". I can laugh about it now, but it wasn't so funny back then. The stares, the whispers, being the one who stuck out in a crowd. But my family knew it took guts and they stood behind me. So, my determination to get to the finish line I would say was my "claim to fame".

Most Memorable Moment:

I worked very hard to put myself through college, but my most memorable time was working through college the entire time I was pregnant and then delivering my son on the same day of graduation. Although I was not with my classmates to walk down the aisle to receive my degree, my son was my graduation present.

High School: Shawnee High in Louisville, KY class of 1982

Activities & Accomplishments:

Editor Senior Newspaper, Drill Team, Honor Roll - graduated nine of 200

Best Memories:

Attending games, senior picnic, senior trip, participating in prom, just an all around great experience my high school years

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