If you can dream it, you can do it: how 25 inspiring individuals found their dream jobs

Getting schooled: Notes on education and training

Melissa Márquez: marine biologist

Sunil Gurmukh: human rights lawyer

David A. Robertson: author

Theresa Tam: chief medical officer

Jessie Anderson: barber

Brenda Hsueh: farmer

Mark Robinson: meteorologist/Storm chaser

Scott Edwards: ornithologist/Museum curator

Martha Schoppe: smokejumper

Ryoji Amamoto: Neuroscientist

Rabia Khokhar: teacher

Leah Hextall: play-by-play commentator

Ismail Ferdous: documentary photographer

Shawn Makepeace: animal and conservation interpreter

Eugenia Cheng: mathematician

Joshua Jones: interior designer

Christa Bruneau-Guenther: restaurant owner/chef

Dr. Raphael Malbrue: veterinarian

Jenna Hutchinson & Ashley Kosowan: cake designer/entrepreneur ; Graphic artist/ Entrepreneur

Omar Sachedina: journalist

Tiger Lilli Rudge: stuntperson/stunt coordinator

Blake Bolden: NHL scout

Wedad Amiri: clothing designer

Kristine Byers: carpenter

Stephanie Harvey: professional video game player/gaming expert

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