12: Nicholas and Rachel Stephenson

On this episode of Moving Forward, we speak with Nicholas and mentor Rachel Stephenson.   Nicholas will be a senior this fall at Roosevelt High School here in Des Moines and has been on the team for four years.   Things were not easy for Nicholas when he joined the team back in 2021, but he battled through multiple challenges in that first year.   Today, Nicholas is one of the team’s top riders.  And he tells us that being a member of the Dream Team “makes me feel powerful.  It makes me feel strong.  It makes me feel like I can do hard things.”      Nicholas is an inspiration and is living proof that you can accomplish big things if you have a plan, work hard and persevere.    And we speak with Rachel Stephenson, who joined the Dream Team as a mentor in 2023.  This year, Rachel has become an integral part of the Dream Team’s support team.  She’s great with our youth and we’re going to speak with her about why she mentors with Dream Team.