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Shazib Haq

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Opportunity all around

This former Unitrans bus boss is steering in a different direction after his 2015 graduation — aiming to give children every chance to succeed. He draws inspiration from his optometry internship, during which time he worked with an 8-year-old girl who, like him as a child, had difficulty seeing in class. "It's striking to me that something as small as giving a child a pair of glasses can impact all of the opportunities she'll have in the future," Shazib says. His profile (with video) is among several you can see here. [ More… ]

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