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*We’re proud of our diverse and inclusive culture at Darden and welcome opportunities to share the uniqueness of our employees. As part of Black History Month, we’re featuring stories from some of our African-American employees and taking a look at how each individual person makes the Darden culture what it is. Today, Kay Francis offers some career advice.*

At one point, I thought I was going to be a teacher. Yet, here I am having found a career and company I love. I went to college at Bethune-Cookman University (at the time Bethune-Cookman College) to one day become a teacher. I love to learn, so I figured it would be a role with endless opportunities to learn.

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