It has taken me weeks to summon the courage to share this, and even now it is hard to express just how incredible a person Anne was. I worked very closely with her for 4 years. She was whip smart, incredibly organized, strategic, completely no-bullshit, and always willing to give more to what she believed in. She was also loving and kind, thoughtful, funny, and so incredibly fun to be with. She was a colleague, but also a dear friend: someone I trusted implicitly and confided in, someone who made me feel valued, respected, and heard. She was and will remain forever one of my heroes, someone who inspires me always to be my best self, reminds me to let go of the things I cannot control, and places the well-being of those around her (her family, her friends, her colleagues) above all else. There is an Anne-shaped hole in my heart now, and I feel so deeply sad for her kids and for all that the world has lost.
It has taken me weeks to summon the courage to share this, and even now it is hard to express just how incredible a person Anne was. I worked very closely with her for 4 years. She was whip smart, incredibly organized, strategic, completely no-bullshit, and always willing to give more to what she believed in. She was also loving and kind, thoughtful, funny, and so incredibly fun to be with. She was a colleague, but also a dear friend: someone I trusted implicitly and confided in, someone who made me feel valued, respected, and heard. She was and will remain forever one of my heroes, someone who inspires me always to be my best self, reminds me to let go of the things I cannot control, and places the well-being of those around her (her family, her friends, her colleagues) above all else. There is an Anne-shaped hole in my heart now, and I feel so deeply sad for her kids and for all that the world has lost.