Name: Debra Shifrin, Esq.

Occupation: Attorney

Employer: Liner Legal

Name of High School and location: Cleveland Heights University Heights High School, Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Name of College #1 and location: American University, Washington, D.C.

Name of College #2 and location: Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio

Name of your favorite teacher and what made the person special to you (any grade level, including college):  Mrs. Rabinsky, English-took a seminar on Holocaust and then had the opportunity to travel to Europe and Israel.

What were some of your most enjoyable times in school (any grade level): Singing in Girls Glee Club.  flex program seminars on Holocaust, Shakespeare, Transcendental Meditation, Emerson and Thoreau, Utopias and the Russian Revolution.

Looking back over the years, what advice would you give to your high school self or college self: Don’t sweat over math and science.

The reason(s) you are raising funds to support Project GRAD Akron ’s scholarships and programs: Important for youth to have opportunities to flourish and explore their passions.

Favorite quote: Don’t sweat the small stuff.