I’m Fabiola Kramsky and I believe there’s nothing more powerful (or essential!) in life than the human voice. I don’t mean the way we sound on the phone — by voice I mean the message we impart, the stories we tell, the subtle (and not so subtle) ways we shape the world around us as we pass through it.

Voice is the essence of a free society, connecting us across cultures and generations. It represents the very best of who we are as people. It brings color and music and taste into our world — it’s the fabric of what makes us human; the observations and information we exchange in our common quest for a life more fully lived.

This is my passion: cultivating and encouraging the new voices of today. They must be challenged, they must be supported — and they must never be limited by one’s neighborhood. Or ethnicity. Or economic status. The patchwork of humanity is incomplete without every thread.

The world belongs to these voices, carrying new ideas and perspectives into the public forum, while reminding all of us of where we came from — and daring us to dream of where we’re going.